Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Ultimate Posts Widget

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Ultimate Posts Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	C · 56
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	23/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	85/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.75★ ✓	4.36★
Reviews	212 ✓	55
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	99/100 ✓	74/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7d ago ✓	2.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	3.7K ✓	678
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails Ultimate Posts Widget

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.