WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Feed Post Thumbnail

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Feed Post Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Feed Post Thumbnail about 18.
Feed Post Thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 23, 2026 for Feed Post Thumbnail.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Feed Post Thumbnail.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Feed Post Thumbnail
Popular rank	#353	#5,172
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	355
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.63
Last release	1 month ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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