WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Widgets vs Widget Options
At a glance
- Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Advanced Widgets.
- On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,656 times, Advanced Widgets about 2.
- Advanced Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,516 reviews.
- Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jan 13, 2015 for Advanced Widgets.
- Widget Options is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for Advanced Widgets.
- Advanced Widgets has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Widget Options.
Line by line
Widget Options leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Widgets |  Widget Options |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,690 | #379 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 44 | 76.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.9(1.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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