WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widgets for Social Post Feed

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 600+ for Widgets for Social Post Feed.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Widgets for Social Post Feed about 17.
Widgets for Social Post Feed is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Widgets for Social Post Feed was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Widgets for Social Post Feed.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Widgets for Social Post Feed
Popular rank	#353	#8,399
Active installs	100K+	600+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	310
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.58
Last release	1 month ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.2

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