WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Recent Posts Widget vs XO Featured Image Tools
Simple Recent Posts Widget
by Anshul Gangrade
10+ installs
XO Featured Image Tools
by ishitaka
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- XO Featured Image Tools has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Simple Recent Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, XO Featured Image Tools is downloaded about 113 times, Simple Recent Posts Widget about 2.
- Simple Recent Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
- Simple Recent Posts Widget was updated more recently: Jul 17, 2026, against Nov 24, 2025 for XO Featured Image Tools.
- Simple Recent Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.0, against 6.9.11 for XO Featured Image Tools.
- Simple Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for XO Featured Image Tools.
Line by line
XO Featured Image Tools leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple Recent Posts Widget | XO Featured Image Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,271 | #1,083 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 4.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.0 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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