WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Theme Helpers vs Essential Widgets
Essential Theme Helpers
by Devmont Digital
Fewer than 10 installs
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Essential Theme Helpers.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Essential Theme Helpers about 2.
- Essential Theme Helpers has no reviews yet.
- Essential Theme Helpers was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2026, against Jun 18, 2026 for Essential Widgets.
- Essential Theme Helpers is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Widgets.
- Essential Widgets has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Essential Theme Helpers.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Theme Helpers | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #58,189 | #1,810 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 53 | 1.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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