WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs Query Posts
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for Query Posts.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Query Posts about 6.
- Essential Widgets is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.0 from 4 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Query Posts.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.0.5 for Query Posts.
- Query Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Widgets |  Query Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,810 | #7,696 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 130 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 3.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 3.0.5 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 9 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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