WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets

by Travis Pflanz

200+ installs5.0

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets about 5.
Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 80 reviews.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Jul 24, 2014 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Popular rank	#12,975	#1,515
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	104	3.9K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.9(80)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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