WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Widgets vs EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

10K+ installs3.5

EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget

by Eli

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.
On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget about 6.
EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Apr 28, 2025 for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.
Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget.
EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.

Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Widgets	EZ Related Posts Footer Links and Widget
Popular rank	#1,809	#13,285
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.7K	127
Rating	3.5(2)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.15
Last release	4 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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