WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Javascript in Text Widgets vs Async JavaScript

Allow Javascript in Text Widgets

by Philip John

100+ installs5.0

Async JavaScript

by David Clough

60K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 98 times, Allow Javascript in Text Widgets about 3.
Allow Javascript in Text Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 102 reviews.
Async JavaScript was updated more recently: Jun 22, 2023, against Sep 3, 2014 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
Async JavaScript is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.2.15, against 4.0.38 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
Allow Javascript in Text Widgets has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Async JavaScript.

Async JavaScript leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow Javascript in Text Widgets	Async JavaScript
Popular rank	#14,673	#621
Active installs	100+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	76	2.6K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(102)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.0.38	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.05
Last release	12 years ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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