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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

by Kybernetik Services · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Oct 2026, 64 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
Hinjiriyo12 Jun 2014 to 16 Dec 2020, 145 commits
kybernetikservices21 Feb 2021 to 18 Aug 2026, 19 commits
wpcooltools12 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+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 202563
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star193
4 star12
3 star4
2 star2
1 star4
Latest low reviews

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.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
4 May 2026450
11 May 2026937
18 May 2026897
25 May 2026797
1 Jun 2026815
8 Jun 2026949
15 Jun 2026822
22 Jun 2026842
29 Jun 2026803
6 Jul 2026866
13 Jul 2026802
20 Jul 2026921
27 Jul 2026819
3 Aug 2026853
10 Aug 2026814
17 Aug 2026995
24 Aug 2026804
31 Aug 2026821
7 Sep 202612,371
14 Sep 202638,801
21 Sep 20268,847
28 Sep 20265,848
5 Oct 20265,487
12 Oct 20264,197
19 Oct 20265,534
26 Oct 20264,550
2 Nov 2026625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version7.2.0
AuthorKybernetik Services
Added12 Jun 2014
Last updated10 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagswidget, sidebar, thumbnails, recent posts, featured image

Other plugins by this author: Quick Featured Images, Definitely allow mobile zooming, Speed Contact Bar, Ultimate Post List, Widget Visibility Time Scheduler, WP Sitemaps Config, Purify WP Menus, Periodical Widget Visibility, List Plugin Details

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.

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