WordPress plugin comparison
Enhanced Text Widget vs Special Text Boxes
At a glance
- Enhanced Text Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for Special Text Boxes.
- On a typical day, Enhanced Text Widget is downloaded about 62 times, Special Text Boxes about 22.
- Enhanced Text Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 3.4 from 21 reviews.
- Special Text Boxes was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Jul 17, 2024 for Enhanced Text Widget.
- Special Text Boxes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Enhanced Text Widget.
- Special Text Boxes has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Line by line
Enhanced Text Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Enhanced Text Widget |  Special Text Boxes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,001 | #5,185 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 654 |
| Rating | 4.9(50) | 3.4(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.16 | ×0.52 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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