WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs WP-MulticolLinks

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for WP-MulticolLinks.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, WP-MulticolLinks about 1.
WP-MulticolLinks has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 8, 2009 for WP-MulticolLinks.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.7 for WP-MulticolLinks.
WP-MulticolLinks has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	WP-MulticolLinks
Popular rank	#353	#27,695
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	25
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.7
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	18 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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