WordPress plugin comparison

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs Display During Conditional Shortcode

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

Display During Conditional Shortcode

by Gabriel Serafini

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Display During Conditional Shortcode.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Display During Conditional Shortcode about 17.
Display During Conditional Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 80 reviews.
Display During Conditional Shortcode was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Display During Conditional Shortcode.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)	Display During Conditional Shortcode
Popular rank	#1,518	#12,378
Active installs	10K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	431
Rating	4.9(80)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.46
Last release	1 month ago	18 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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