WordPress plugin comparison

Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget vs Simple Statistics for Feeds

Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget

by Debashish

10+ installs

Simple Statistics for Feeds

by Jeff Starr

800+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Statistics for Feeds has more active installs: 800+, against 10+ for Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget.
On a typical day, Simple Statistics for Feeds is downloaded about 14 times, Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget about 2.
Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget has no reviews yet.
Simple Statistics for Feeds was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 11, 2009 for Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget.
Simple Statistics for Feeds is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, 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 2012 for Simple Statistics for Feeds.

Simple Statistics for Feeds leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Alex King's Popularity Contest (AKPC) Widget	Simple Statistics for Feeds
Popular rank	#47,552	#7,549
Active installs	10+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	349
Rating	No ratings	4.8(58)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	2.8	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.59
Last release	17 years ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.20

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