WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Notification Widget vs Widget Content Blocks

BuddyPress Notification Widget

by BuddyDev

500+ installs5.0

Widget Content Blocks

by Danny van Kooten

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for BuddyPress Notification Widget.
On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, BuddyPress Notification Widget about 8.
BuddyPress Notification Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Aug 7, 2023 for BuddyPress Notification Widget.
Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for BuddyPress Notification Widget.
Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for BuddyPress Notification Widget.

Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Notification Widget	Widget Content Blocks
Popular rank	#8,598	#2,020
Active installs	500+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	147	1.3K
Rating	5.0(6)	4.8(60)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×1.00
Last release	3 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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