WP Responsive Recent Post… vs Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
WP Responsive Recent Post…
20K+ active installs
Free
Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Responsive Recent Post… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 116 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Responsive Recent Post… has accumulated 953K+ total downloads while Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… has 537K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Responsive Recent Post… | Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 116 | ◄ | 17 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 953K+ | ◄ | 537K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ► | 6 days ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2021 | |
| Age | 11 years | 5 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0+ | 6.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.1+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.7.1 | 2.0.8 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Responsive Recent Post…
Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Responsive Recent Post… averaged approximately 76 daily downloads while Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… averaged 707.
Recent Reviews
WP Responsive Recent Post… Reviews
Does not uninstall fully
Fixed it. Took some digging around, though. This topic was modified 10 months, 3 weeks ago by sgasson.
Nice plugin and great support
Nice plugin and great support
Fast and smart Support for a great plugin.
WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel is a very leightweight and comfortable plugin, which is easy to customize. My support question was answered same day. That’s great. Thank you.
Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… Reviews
The best multi-post display plugin. Excellent CPT Support, Many Styling
I have tested about 5 plugins for multiple post display in Grid layout. The most popular plugin did not support Custom Post Types in the starter (free) version thus, it was a non-starter for me. For m
Huge amounts of requests on bsdk_config.json
Hi there, Looking at Awstats from cPanel, it seems like file called “bsdk_config.json” located in “/wp-content/plugins/advanced-post-block/bsdk_config.json” is causing huge amounts of access from v
Advanced Post Block
I had problems with Advanced Post Block. This was fixed with help of the support. Very good.
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