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Essential Widgets vs SWG Location Aware
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
SWG Location Aware
by shanewebguy
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for SWG Location Aware.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, SWG Location Aware about 1.
- SWG Location Aware has no reviews yet.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Feb 18, 2016 for SWG Location Aware.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for SWG Location Aware.
- SWG Location Aware has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Widgets | SWG Location Aware |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,809 | – |
| Active installs | 10K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.7K | 23 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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