WordPress plugin comparison

Genesis Promotion Box vs Genesis Widget Column Classes

Genesis Promotion Box

by Ron Rennick

10+ installs5.0

Genesis Widget Column Classes

by Jory Hogeveen

5K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Genesis Widget Column Classes has more active installs: 5K+, against 10+ for Genesis Promotion Box.
On a typical day, Genesis Widget Column Classes is downloaded about 20 times, Genesis Promotion Box about 1.
Genesis Promotion Box is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
Genesis Widget Column Classes was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Aug 10, 2015 for Genesis Promotion Box.
Genesis Widget Column Classes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Genesis Promotion Box.
Genesis Promotion Box has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Genesis Widget Column Classes.

Genesis Widget Column Classes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Genesis Promotion Box	Genesis Widget Column Classes
Popular rank	#48,012	#3,101
Active installs	10+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	15	601
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(8)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.76
Last release	11 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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