WordPress plugin comparison

Enhanced Text Widget vs Genesis Widget Column Classes

Enhanced Text Widget

by cl272

30K+ installs4.9

Genesis Widget Column Classes

by Jory Hogeveen

5K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Enhanced Text Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against 5K+ for Genesis Widget Column Classes.
On a typical day, Enhanced Text Widget is downloaded about 62 times, Genesis Widget Column Classes about 20.
Enhanced Text Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
Genesis Widget Column Classes was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jul 17, 2024 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Genesis Widget Column Classes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Enhanced Text Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Genesis Widget Column Classes.

Enhanced Text Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Enhanced Text Widget	Genesis Widget Column Classes
Popular rank	#1,001	#3,101
Active installs	30K+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	608
Rating	4.9(50)	4.5(8)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.16	×0.76
Last release	2 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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