WordPress plugin comparison

Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets vs Widget Options

Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets

by Sumit Singh

1K+ installs

Widget Options

by Marketing Fire

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Widget Options has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets.
On a typical day, Widget Options is downloaded about 1,482 times, Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets about 11.
Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets has no reviews yet.
Widget Options was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Apr 20, 2025 for Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets.
Widget Options is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets.
Widget Options has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets.

Widget Options leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets	Widget Options
Popular rank	#6,752	#379
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	231	77.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.5K)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.16	×1.14
Last release	1 year ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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