WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Post Manager vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

Advanced Post Manager

by Nexcess

4K+ installs3.5

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Advanced Post Manager.
On a typical day, Advanced Post Manager is downloaded about 103 times, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) about 98.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 80 reviews, against 3.5 from 11 reviews.
Advanced Post Manager was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Advanced Post Manager.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Post Manager	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Popular rank	#3,438	#1,518
Active installs	4K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	6K	4.1K
Rating	3.5(11)	4.9(80)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.87
Last release	4 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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