WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts with Excerpts vs Widgets on Pages
Recent Posts with Excerpts
by Stephanie Leary
700+ installs5.0
Widgets on Pages
by toddhalfpenny
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Widgets on Pages has more active installs: 20K+, against 700+ for Recent Posts with Excerpts.
- On a typical day, Widgets on Pages is downloaded about 49 times, Recent Posts with Excerpts about 6.
- Recent Posts with Excerpts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 161 reviews.
- Widgets on Pages was updated more recently: Nov 13, 2024, against Jun 30, 2016 for Recent Posts with Excerpts.
- Widgets on Pages is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.0, against 4.8.34 for Recent Posts with Excerpts.
- Recent Posts with Excerpts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Widgets on Pages.
Line by line
Widgets on Pages leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Posts with Excerpts | Widgets on Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,011 | #1,359 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 91 | 1K |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.7(161) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 6.7.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.22 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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