WordPress plugin comparison

Pinned Feed Notices vs Scheduled Announcements Widget

Pinned Feed Notices

by The WP Garden

20+ installs5.0

Scheduled Announcements Widget

by Nikki Blight

100+ installs3.8

At a glance

Scheduled Announcements Widget has more active installs: 100+, against 20+ for Pinned Feed Notices.
On a typical day, Scheduled Announcements Widget is downloaded about 6 times, Pinned Feed Notices about 2.
Pinned Feed Notices is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.8 from 5 reviews.
Pinned Feed Notices was updated more recently: Oct 3, 2026, against Mar 10, 2023 for Scheduled Announcements Widget.
Pinned Feed Notices is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Scheduled Announcements Widget.
Scheduled Announcements Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Pinned Feed Notices.

Pinned Feed Notices leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Pinned Feed Notices	Scheduled Announcements Widget
Popular rank	#26,251	#14,079
Active installs	20+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	121
Rating	5.0(2)	3.8(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×0.24	×0.01
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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