WordPress plugin comparison
Block Layouts vs Widget Options
Block Layouts
by Julian Weiland
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Widget Options
by Marketing Fire
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Block Layouts.
- On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,656 times, Block Layouts about 1.
- Block Layouts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 1,516 reviews.
- Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Feb 14, 2020 for Block Layouts.
- Widget Options is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Block Layouts.
- Widget Options has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Block Layouts.
Line by line
Widget Options leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Block Layouts | Widget Options |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,715 | #379 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 76.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.9(1.5K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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