WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Javascript in Text Widgets vs Widget Context

Allow Javascript in Text Widgets

by Philip John

100+ installs5.0

Widget Context

by Kaspars

30K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Widget Context has more active installs: 30K+, against 100+ for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Widget Context is downloaded about 292 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 4.5 from 98 reviews.
Widget Context was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Sep 3, 2014 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
Widget Context is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
Widget Context has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.

Widget Context leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow Javascript in Text Widgets	Widget Context
Popular rank	#14,673	#932
Active installs	100+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	76	13.4K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.5(98)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.25
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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