WordPress plugin comparison

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs Image Widget

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) about 98.
Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Image Widget.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Image Widget.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)	Image Widget
Popular rank	#1,518	#398
Active installs	10K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	9.7K
Rating	4.9(80)	4.9(287)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.75
Last release	1 month ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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