WordPress plugin comparison
Social Widget vs Widget Content Blocks
Social Widget
by Ismail El Korchi
200+ installs4.0
Widget Content Blocks
by Danny van Kooten
10K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Social Widget.
- On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Social Widget about 3.
- Widget Content Blocks is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 60 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jan 9, 2014 for Social Widget.
- Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.8.0 for Social Widget.
- Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Social Widget.
Line by line
Widget Content Blocks leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Social Widget | Widget Content Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,182 | #2,020 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 75 | 1.2K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.8(60) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.8.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.00 |
| Last release | 13 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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