WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs Widget Areas for LearnDash
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
Widget Areas for LearnDash
by Dave Warfel
600+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 600+ for Widget Areas for LearnDash.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Widget Areas for LearnDash about 9.
- Widget Areas for LearnDash is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Jul 13, 2025 for Widget Areas for LearnDash.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Widget Areas for LearnDash.
- Essential Widgets has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Widget Areas for LearnDash.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Widgets | Widget Areas for LearnDash |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,809 | #8,227 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.7K | 201 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(10) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.25 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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