WordPress plugin comparison

External Content vs Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content

External Content

by Thorsten Frommen

20+ installs4.0

Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content

by Jb Audras

1K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content has more active installs: 1K+, against 20+ for External Content.
On a typical day, Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content is downloaded about 12 times, External Content about 2.
Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Jan 3, 2016 for External Content.
Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for External Content.
External Content has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content.

Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	External Content	Insert Blocks Before or After Posts Content
Popular rank	#27,832	#6,653
Active installs	20+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	39	341
Rating	4.0(1)	4.7(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.61
Last release	11 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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