WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs WP Featured Image Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for WP Featured Image Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, WP Featured Image Widget about 1.
WP Featured Image Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 17, 2017 for WP Featured Image Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for WP Featured Image Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for WP Featured Image Widget.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	WP Featured Image Widget
Popular rank	#353	#32,034
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	34
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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