WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs WP Tabbed Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for WP Tabbed Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, WP Tabbed Widget about 7.
WP Tabbed Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 15, 2026 for WP Tabbed Widget.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for WP Tabbed Widget.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	WP Tabbed Widget
Popular rank	#353	#10,417
Active installs	100K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	226
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(7)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.50
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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