WordPress plugin comparison

Authors Posts Widget vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

Authors Posts Widget

by Fahad Mahmood

90+ 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 90+ for Authors Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Authors Posts Widget about 13.
Authors Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 80 reviews.
Authors Posts Widget was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Authors Posts Widget.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Authors Posts Widget	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Popular rank	#17,397	#1,518
Active installs	90+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	299	4.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(80)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.38	×0.87
Last release	10 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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