WordPress plugin comparison

Classic Text Widget vs Markdown for WordPress and bbPress

Classic Text Widget

by Victor Font

2K+ installs5.0

Markdown for WordPress and bbPress

by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Classic Text Widget has more active installs: 2K+, against 50+ for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
On a typical day, Classic Text Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Markdown for WordPress and bbPress about 3.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Classic Text Widget was updated more recently: Apr 29, 2019, against May 21, 2008 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
Classic Text Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.2.30, against 2.5.1 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
Markdown for WordPress and bbPress has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Classic Text Widget.

Classic Text Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Classic Text Widget	Markdown for WordPress and bbPress
Popular rank	#4,450	#20,689
Active installs	2K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	460	52
Rating	5.0(15)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.2.30	2.5.1
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	7 years ago	18 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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