WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs Popularity Posts Widget
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Popularity Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Popularity Posts Widget about 5.
- Popularity Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Mar 24, 2013 for Popularity Posts Widget.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for Popularity Posts Widget.
- Popularity Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Widgets |  Popularity Posts Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,810 | #11,787 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 197 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.3(7) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 3.5.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 13 years 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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