WordPress plugin comparison

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs Section Widget

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

Section Widget

by ctltwp

500+ installs4.0

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for Section Widget.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, Section Widget about 5.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 80 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against May 2, 2025 for Section Widget.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.8.41 for Section Widget.
Section Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).

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

Metric	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)	Section Widget
Popular rank	#1,518	#9,127
Active installs	10K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	110
Rating	4.9(80)	4.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.8.41
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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