WordPress plugin comparison
Perennial vs Simple Show Date
At a glance
- Simple Show Date has more active installs: 100+, against fewer than 10 for Perennial.
- On a typical day, Simple Show Date is downloaded about 6 times, Perennial about 2.
- Simple Show Date was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 2, 2026 for Perennial.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Show Date has been around longer: since 2024, against 2026 for Perennial.
Line by line
Simple Show Date leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Perennial |  Simple Show Date |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #50,110 | #14,797 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 58 | 182 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.28 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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