WordPress plugin comparison

CB Visual Shortcode vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

CB Visual Shortcode

by Code Machine

Fewer than 10 installs

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 fewer than 10 for CB Visual Shortcode.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, CB Visual Shortcode about 1.
CB Visual Shortcode has no reviews yet.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Mar 21, 2017 for CB Visual Shortcode.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for CB Visual Shortcode.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for CB Visual Shortcode.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	CB Visual Shortcode	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Popular rank	–	#1,518
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	4.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(80)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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