WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs WP BookWidgets
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for WP BookWidgets.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, WP BookWidgets about 3.
- WP BookWidgets has no reviews yet.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Oct 17, 2025 for WP BookWidgets.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for WP BookWidgets.
- WP BookWidgets has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Widgets |  WP BookWidgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,810 | #22,629 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 70 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.11 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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