WordPress plugin comparison
Archives Widget Extended vs Widget Options
Archives Widget Extended
by weareunivocal
Fewer than 10 installs
Widget Options
by Marketing Fire
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Archives Widget Extended.
- On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,482 times, Archives Widget Extended about 3.
- Archives Widget Extended has no reviews yet.
- Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Sep 26, 2026 for Archives Widget Extended.
- Archives Widget Extended is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Widget Options.
- Widget Options has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Archives Widget Extended.
Line by line
Widget Options leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Archives Widget Extended | Widget Options |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,999 | #379 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 75 | 77.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(1.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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