WordPress plugin comparison

Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget vs Seriously Simple Stats

Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget

by Debashish

10+ installs

Seriously Simple Stats

by Craig Hewitt

5K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Seriously Simple Stats has more active installs: 5K+, against 10+ for Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget.
On a typical day, Seriously Simple Stats is downloaded about 32 times, Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget about 2.
Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget has no reviews yet.
Seriously Simple Stats was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Oct 11, 2009 for Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget.
Seriously Simple Stats is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 2.8 for Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget.
Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Seriously Simple Stats.

Seriously Simple Stats leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget	Seriously Simple Stats
Popular rank	#44,832	#3,205
Active installs	10+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	22	946
Rating	No ratings	3.6(13)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	2.8	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.47
Last release	17 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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