WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Posts By Category Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Posts By Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Posts By Category Widget about 4.
Posts By Category Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 17, 2013 for Posts By Category Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Posts By Category Widget.
Posts By Category Widget 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	Posts By Category Widget
Popular rank	#353	#19,257
Active installs	100K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	68
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(2)
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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