WordPress plugin comparison

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs Simple Downloads Plugin

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

Simple Downloads Plugin

by Ondrej Donek

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Downloads Plugin.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 95 times, Simple Downloads Plugin about 1.
Simple Downloads Plugin has no reviews yet.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Apr 1, 2017 for Simple Downloads Plugin.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Simple Downloads Plugin.
Simple Downloads Plugin has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)	Simple Downloads Plugin
Popular rank	#1,515	–
Active installs	10K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	4K	29
Rating	4.9(80)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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