WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs WP Recent Posts Extended

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for WP Recent Posts Extended.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, WP Recent Posts Extended about 4.
WP Recent Posts Extended 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 26, 2017 for WP Recent Posts Extended.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for WP Recent Posts Extended.
WP Recent Posts Extended has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	WP Recent Posts Extended
Popular rank	#353	#17,264
Active installs	100K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	75
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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