WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Widgets vs Simple Fading Testimonials Widget

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

10K+ installs3.5

Simple Fading Testimonials Widget

by SK-UK

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Simple Fading Testimonials Widget.
On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Simple Fading Testimonials Widget about 1.
Simple Fading Testimonials Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Jan 23, 2019 for Simple Fading Testimonials Widget.
Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for Simple Fading Testimonials Widget.
Simple Fading Testimonials Widget has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.

Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Widgets	Simple Fading Testimonials Widget
Popular rank	#1,809	#44,955
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.7K	26
Rating	3.5(2)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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