WordPress plugin comparison

EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget vs WP Popular Posts

EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget

by Eli

100+ installs5.0

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

100K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.
On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 times, EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget about 6.
EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.5 from 249 reviews.
WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Apr 28, 2025 for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.
WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.
WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.

WP Popular Posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget	WP Popular Posts
Popular rank	#13,268	#334
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	130	75.7K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.5(249)
Support threads resolved	–	63%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.15	×1.86
Last release	1 year ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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