WordPress plugin comparison

Genesis Featured Widget Amplified vs Genesis Simple Hooks

Genesis Featured Widget Amplified

by Nick the Geek

2K+ installs4.9

Genesis Simple Hooks

by Nathan Rice

20K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Genesis Simple Hooks has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Genesis Featured Widget Amplified.
On a typical day, Genesis Simple Hooks is downloaded about 79 times, Genesis Featured Widget Amplified about 13.
Genesis Featured Widget Amplified is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.6 from 22 reviews.
Genesis Simple Hooks was updated more recently: Mar 31, 2026, against Dec 22, 2017 for Genesis Featured Widget Amplified.
Genesis Simple Hooks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Genesis Featured Widget Amplified.
Genesis Simple Hooks has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Genesis Featured Widget Amplified.

Genesis Simple Hooks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Genesis Featured Widget Amplified	Genesis Simple Hooks
Popular rank	#4,600	#1,214
Active installs	2K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	318	2.5K
Rating	4.9(15)	4.6(22)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	9 years ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2	7.2

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