WordPress plugin comparison
Conditional Widgets vs Essential Widgets
Conditional Widgets
by Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems)
7K+ installs4.5
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 7K+ for Conditional Widgets.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Conditional Widgets about 28.
- Conditional Widgets is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Feb 13, 2025 for Conditional Widgets.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Conditional Widgets.
- Conditional Widgets has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Conditional Widgets | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,673 | #1,810 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 657 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 4.5(24) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.23 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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