WordPress plugin comparison
AH Display Widgets vs Essential Widgets
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 8K+ for AH Display Widgets.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, AH Display Widgets about 21.
- AH Display Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Oct 29, 2018 for AH Display Widgets.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for AH Display Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  AH Display Widgets |  Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,408 | #1,809 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 445 | 1.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(11) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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