WordPress plugin comparison

Spectra Legacy vs Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks

Spectra Legacy

by Brainstorm Force

1M+ installs4.7

Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks

by denisdoroshchuk

900+ installs5.0

At a glance

Spectra Legacy has more active installs: 1M+, against 900+ for Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks.
On a typical day, Spectra Legacy is downloaded about 9,248 times, Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks about 13.
Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,872 reviews.
Spectra Legacy was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 19, 2026 for Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks.
Spectra Legacy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks.
Spectra Legacy has been around longer: since 2018, against 2024 for Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks.

Spectra Legacy leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Spectra Legacy	Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks
Popular rank	#63	#7,137
Active installs	1M+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	446.5K	303
Rating	4.7(1.9K)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	83%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×3.09	×0.62
Last release	8 days ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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