WordPress plugin comparison

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard vs WP Downloader

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

by WPFactory

30K+ installs4.9

WP Downloader

by Wojtek Szałkiewicz

2K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard has more active installs: 30K+, against 2K+ for WP Downloader.
On a typical day, Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard is downloaded about 278 times, WP Downloader about 12.
Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 27 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard was updated more recently: Jul 24, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for WP Downloader.
Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for WP Downloader.
WP Downloader has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard.

Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard	WP Downloader
Popular rank	#983	#4,779
Active installs	30K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.1K	182
Rating	4.9(27)	4.6(12)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.0.0	–

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