WordPress plugin comparison

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets vs Widget Options

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

by WP Grim

20K+ installs5.0

Widget Options

by Marketing Fire

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,482 times, Classic Editor and Classic Widgets about 264.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,516 reviews.
Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Oct 11, 2026 for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Widget Options.
Widget Options has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.

Widget Options leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Classic Editor and Classic Widgets	Widget Options
Popular rank	#1,265	#379
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.4K	77.8K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.9(1.5K)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.95	×1.14
Last release	1 month ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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