WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widgets on Pages

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Widgets on Pages.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Widgets on Pages about 49.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 161 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 13, 2024 for Widgets on Pages.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Widgets on Pages.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.0 for Widgets on Pages.
Widgets on Pages has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Widgets on Pages
Popular rank	#353	#1,359
Active installs	100K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	1K
Rating	4.8(215)	4.7(161)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.0
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.22
Last release	1 month ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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