Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Oct 2026, 64 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
Quick answers
- Is Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 10 Oct 2026, 64 releases in the last 24 months. 10 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer kybernetikservices since Feb 2021. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 7.2.0. No one-star spike after it. 13 Sep 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Hinjiriyo | 12 Jun 2014 to 16 Dec 2020, 145 commits |
|---|---|
| kybernetikservices | 21 Feb 2021 to 18 Aug 2026, 19 commits |
| wpcooltools | 12 Apr 2026 to 10 Oct 2026, 6 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 24 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 64
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 63 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 10 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 5.0 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 193 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 12 |
| 3 star | 4 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- interesting, if the thumbnail size works · 2 stars · 15 Oct 2023
- No intro text, no title · 1 star · 4 Sep 2022
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 450 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 937 |
| 18 May 2026 | 897 |
| 25 May 2026 | 797 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 815 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 949 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 822 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 842 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 803 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 866 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 802 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 921 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 819 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 853 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 814 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 995 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 804 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 821 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 12,371 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 38,801 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 8,847 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 5,848 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,487 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 4,197 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 5,534 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,550 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 625 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 7.2.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Kybernetik Services |
| Added | 12 Jun 2014 |
| Last updated | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | widget, sidebar, thumbnails, recent posts, featured image |
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Questions
Is Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Oct 2026, 64 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kybernetikservices since Feb 2021.
Was Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails update safe to install?
No ownership change before 7.2.0. No one-star spike after it.