WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs WP Recent Posts

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for WP Recent Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, WP Recent Posts about 2.
WP Recent Posts has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 31, 2024 for WP Recent Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for WP Recent Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for WP Recent Posts.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	WP Recent Posts
Popular rank	#353	#26,545
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	41
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.03
Last release	1 month ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.2.4

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