WordPress plugin comparison
Better Widgets vs Widget Disable
At a glance
- Widget Disable has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Better Widgets.
- On a typical day, Widget Disable is downloaded about 42 times, Better Widgets about 1.
- Better Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 24 reviews.
- Widget Disable was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Jan 22, 2014 for Better Widgets.
- Better Widgets has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Widget Disable.
Line by line
Widget Disable leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Widgets |  Widget Disable |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #1,460 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 26 | 891 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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