WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Bulk Actions vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

Custom Bulk Actions

by Otto Kekäläinen

80+ installs5.0

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against 80+ for Custom Bulk Actions.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Custom Bulk Actions about 4.
Custom Bulk Actions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 80 reviews.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Jul 28, 2020 for Custom Bulk Actions.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Custom Bulk Actions.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Custom Bulk Actions.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Bulk Actions	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Popular rank	#17,546	#1,515
Active installs	80+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	86	3.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(80)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	6 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6.0	–

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