WordPress plugin comparison
Pro Text Widget vs Widget Content Blocks
Pro Text Widget
by Shambhu Patnaik
20+ installs5.0
Widget Content Blocks
by Danny van Kooten
10K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Pro Text Widget.
- On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Pro Text Widget about 1.
- Pro Text Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
- Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jan 3, 2016 for Pro Text Widget.
- Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Pro Text Widget.
- Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Pro Text Widget.
Line by line
Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Pro Text Widget | Widget Content Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,378 | #2,022 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 1.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(60) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.00 |
| Last release | 11 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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