WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Weighted Random Authors

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Weighted Random Authors.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Weighted Random Authors about 1.
Weighted Random Authors has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 9, 2009 for Weighted Random Authors.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.6 for Weighted Random Authors.
Weighted Random Authors has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Weighted Random Authors
Popular rank	#353	#47,109
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	23
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.8.6
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	17 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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