WordPress plugin comparison

Scheduled Announcements Widget vs Site Announcements

Scheduled Announcements Widget

by Nikki Blight

100+ installs3.8

Site Announcements

by Edward

300+ installs4.5

At a glance

Site Announcements has more active installs: 300+, against 100+ for Scheduled Announcements Widget.
On a typical day, Scheduled Announcements Widget is downloaded about 6 times, Site Announcements about 5.
Site Announcements is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.8 from 5 reviews.
Scheduled Announcements Widget was updated more recently: Mar 10, 2023, against Feb 28, 2019 for Site Announcements.
Scheduled Announcements Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.1.16, against 5.1.28 for Site Announcements.
Scheduled Announcements Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Site Announcements.

Site Announcements leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Scheduled Announcements Widget	Site Announcements
Popular rank	#14,079	#10,425
Active installs	100+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	121	144
Rating	3.8(5)	4.5(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.1.16	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.00
Last release	3 years ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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