WordPress plugin comparison
Links With Icons Widget vs Widget Content Blocks
Links With Icons Widget
by ethanpil
900+ installs5.0
Widget Content Blocks
by Danny van Kooten
10K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 900+ for Links With Icons Widget.
- On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Links With Icons Widget about 8.
- Links With Icons Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
- Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Links With Icons Widget.
- Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Links With Icons Widget.
- Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Links With Icons Widget.
Line by line
Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Links With Icons Widget | Widget Content Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,944 | #2,020 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 183 | 1.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(7) | 4.8(60) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.00 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months 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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