WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widget Specific Posts

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Widget Specific Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Widget Specific Posts about 1.
Widget Specific Posts has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 26, 2019 for Widget Specific Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Widget Specific Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Widget Specific Posts.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Widget Specific Posts
Popular rank	#353	#60,488
Active installs	100K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	18
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	29 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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