WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Countdown Timer vs Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

Custom Countdown Timer

by Pritom Sinha

Fewer than 10 installs

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 fewer than 10 for Custom Countdown Timer.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Custom Countdown Timer about 1.
Custom Countdown Timer has no reviews yet.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against May 4, 2025 for Custom Countdown Timer.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Custom Countdown Timer.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Custom Countdown Timer.

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

Metric	Custom Countdown Timer	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Popular rank	#71,049	#1,518
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	4.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(80)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.87
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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