WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widget Context

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Widget Context.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Widget Context about 292.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.5 from 98 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 9, 2026 for Widget Context.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Widget Context.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Widget Context has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Widget Context
Popular rank	#353	#932
Active installs	100K+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	13.4K
Rating	4.8(215)	4.5(98)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×1.25
Last release	29 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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