WordPress plugin comparison
Edit Widget vs Visual Edit Lite
At a glance
- Edit Widget has more active installs: 10+, against fewer than 10 for Visual Edit Lite.
- On a typical day, Visual Edit Lite is downloaded about 4 times, Edit Widget about 1.
- Edit Widget has no reviews yet.
- Visual Edit Lite was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2026, against Nov 7, 2015 for Edit Widget.
- Visual Edit Lite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Edit Widget.
- Edit Widget has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for Visual Edit Lite.
Line by line
Visual Edit Lite leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Edit Widget |  Visual Edit Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,917 | #56,185 |
| Active installs | 10+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 86 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.3.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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