WordPress plugin comparison

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget vs SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

by maff

500+ installs5.0

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

by Greg - SiteOrigin

400K+ installs4.9

At a glance

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle has more active installs: 400K+, against 500+ for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
On a typical day, SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle is downloaded about 4,047 times, NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget about 5.
NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 134 reviews.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Feb 6, 2012 for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget	SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Popular rank	#8,985	#145
Active installs	500+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	101	216.2K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(134)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.88
Last release	14 years ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0.0

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