WordPress plugin comparison

Enhanced Text Widget vs Multicolumn Category Widget

Enhanced Text Widget

by cl272

30K+ installs4.9

Multicolumn Category Widget

by Arno Welzel

300+ installs4.2

At a glance

Enhanced Text Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against 300+ for Multicolumn Category Widget.
On a typical day, Enhanced Text Widget is downloaded about 62 times, Multicolumn Category Widget about 7.
Enhanced Text Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Multicolumn Category Widget was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jul 17, 2024 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Multicolumn Category Widget 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 2014 for Multicolumn Category Widget.

Enhanced Text Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Enhanced Text Widget	Multicolumn Category Widget
Popular rank	#1,001	#10,403
Active installs	30K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	205
Rating	4.9(50)	4.2(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.16	×0.46
Last release	2 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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