WordPress plugin comparison
Akl Webhost Post Widget vs Essential Widgets
Akl Webhost Post Widget
by usamakhalid
Fewer than 10 installs
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Akl Webhost Post Widget.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Akl Webhost Post Widget about 7.
- Akl Webhost Post Widget has no reviews yet.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Aug 22, 2017 for Akl Webhost Post Widget.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.8.34 for Akl Webhost Post Widget.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Akl Webhost Post Widget | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #65,947 | #1,809 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 192 | 1.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 4 months 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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