WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets vs PHP Code Widget

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets

by Travis Pflanz

100+ installs5.0

PHP Code Widget

by Samuel Wood (Otto)

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

PHP Code Widget has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, PHP Code Widget is downloaded about 71 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 4.7 from 61 reviews.
PHP Code Widget was updated more recently: Mar 30, 2022, against Jul 24, 2014 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
PHP Code Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.9.20, against 3.9.40 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
PHP Code Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.

PHP Code Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets	PHP Code Widget
Popular rank	#13,003	#573
Active installs	100+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	106	1.9K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(61)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	5.9.20
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.01
Last release	12 years ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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