WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs WP Anywhere Widgets

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for WP Anywhere Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, WP Anywhere Widgets about 8.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 27, 2025 for WP Anywhere Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for WP Anywhere Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for WP Anywhere Widgets.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	WP Anywhere Widgets
Popular rank	#353	#7,902
Active installs	100K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	140
Rating	4.8(215)	4.8(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.23
Last release	1 month ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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