WordPress plugin comparison
Simple News vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Simple News
by ecurtain
Fewer than 10 installs
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 fewer than 10 for Simple News.
- On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Simple News about 1.
- Simple News has no reviews yet.
- Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Mar 18, 2011 for Simple News.
- Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Simple News.
- Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Simple News.
Line by line
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple News | Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #1,518 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 4.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(80) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.87 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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