WordPress plugin comparison
Promote extensions vs Widget Content Blocks
At a glance
- Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Promote extensions.
- On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Promote extensions about 6.
- Promote extensions has no reviews yet.
- Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Aug 4, 2017 for Promote extensions.
- Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Promote extensions.
- Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Promote extensions.
Line by line
Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Promote extensions |  Widget Content Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,162 | #2,020 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 111 | 1.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(60) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 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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