WordPress plugin comparison
Classic Widgets vs Enable Default Editor
At a glance
- Classic Widgets has more active installs: 2M+, against 200+ for Enable Default Editor.
- On a typical day, Classic Widgets is downloaded about 2,247 times, Enable Default Editor about 9.
- Enable Default Editor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 274 reviews.
- Classic Widgets was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Aug 19, 2019 for Enable Default Editor.
- Classic Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Enable Default Editor.
- Enable Default Editor has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Classic Widgets.
Line by line
Classic Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Classic Widgets |  Enable Default Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25 | #12,228 |
| Active installs | 2M+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 61.7K | 178 |
| Rating | 4.9(274) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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