WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Posts Blocks vs Widget Options
Advanced Posts Blocks
by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)
200+ installs4.4
Widget Options
by Marketing Fire
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Advanced Posts Blocks.
- On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,656 times, Advanced Posts Blocks about 8.
- Widget Options is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,516 reviews, against 4.4 from 7 reviews.
- Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jul 24, 2023 for Advanced Posts Blocks.
- Widget Options is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.14 for Advanced Posts Blocks.
- Widget Options has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Advanced Posts Blocks.
Line by line
Widget Options leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Posts Blocks | Widget Options |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,893 | #379 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 201 | 76.8K |
| Rating | 4.4(7) | 4.9(1.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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