WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widget Custom Loop

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Widget Custom Loop.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Widget Custom Loop about 1.
Widget Custom Loop has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 22, 2011 for Widget Custom Loop.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for Widget Custom Loop.
Widget Custom Loop has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Widget Custom Loop
Popular rank	#353	#47,878
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	27
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	29 days ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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