WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs Widget CSS Classes
At a glance
- Widget CSS Classes has more active installs: 80K+, against 10K+ for Essential Widgets.
- On a typical day, Widget CSS Classes is downloaded about 89 times, Essential Widgets about 75.
- Widget CSS Classes is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 74 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Nov 12, 2024 for Widget CSS Classes.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Widget CSS Classes.
- Widget CSS Classes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Widget CSS Classes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Widgets |  Widget CSS Classes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,810 | #530 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 2.4K |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.9(74) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.31 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
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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