WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets vs Shortcode for Current Date

Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets

by CodeAndReload

60+ installs

Shortcode for Current Date

by Imtiaz Rayhan

10K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Shortcode for Current Date has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Shortcode for Current Date is downloaded about 53 times, Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets about 2.
Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets has no reviews yet.
Shortcode for Current Date was updated more recently: Dec 22, 2025, against Nov 8, 2010 for Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets.
Shortcode for Current Date is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.0.5 for Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets.
Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Shortcode for Current Date.

Shortcode for Current Date leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets	Shortcode for Current Date
Popular rank	#19,189	#1,651
Active installs	60+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	1.7K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(116)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.0.5	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.59
Last release	16 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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