WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Widgets vs Widget Importer & Exporter

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

10K+ installs3.5

Widget Importer & Exporter

by Steven Gliebe

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Widget Importer & Exporter has more active installs: 200K+, against 10K+ for Essential Widgets.
On a typical day, Widget Importer & Exporter is downloaded about 2,362 times, Essential Widgets about 75.
Widget Importer & Exporter is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 117 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Widget Importer & Exporter was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Jun 18, 2026 for Essential Widgets.
Essential Widgets resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Widget Importer & Exporter.
Widget Importer & Exporter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Widgets.
Widget Importer & Exporter has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.

Widget Importer & Exporter leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

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