WordPress plugin comparison
Snowball vs WP News
At a glance
- WP News has more active installs: 300+, against 100+ for Snowball.
- On a typical day, WP News is downloaded about 8 times, Snowball about 4.
- Snowball is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 2.5 from 4 reviews.
- WP News was updated more recently: May 24, 2026, against Aug 14, 2019 for Snowball.
- WP News is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Snowball.
- Snowball has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for WP News.
Line by line
WP News leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
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