WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs YouTube widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for YouTube widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, YouTube widget about 4.
YouTube widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 6, 2009 for YouTube widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.7 for YouTube widget.
YouTube widget 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	YouTube widget
Popular rank	#353	#9,305
Active installs	100K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	101
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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