WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Widget Responsive for Youtube

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 7K+ for Widget Responsive for Youtube.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Widget Responsive for Youtube about 22.
Widget Responsive for Youtube is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 2, 2024 for Widget Responsive for Youtube.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Widget Responsive for Youtube.
Widget Responsive for Youtube 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	Widget Responsive for Youtube
Popular rank	#353	#2,638
Active installs	100K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	466
Rating	4.8(215)	4.9(17)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.12
Last release	1 month ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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