WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widget Icon

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Widget Icon.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Widget Icon about 6.
Widget Icon is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 9, 2013 for Widget Icon.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Widget Icon.
Widget Icon has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Widget Icon
Popular rank	#353	#8,004
Active installs	100K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	112
Rating	4.8(215)	4.9(13)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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