WordPress plugin comparison

Google Calendar Widget & Short Code vs Widget Content Blocks

Google Calendar Widget & Short Code

by Casey Bisson

70+ installs5.0

Widget Content Blocks

by Danny van Kooten

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 70+ for Google Calendar Widget & Short Code.
On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Google Calendar Widget & Short Code about 2.
Google Calendar Widget & Short Code is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jun 16, 2010 for Google Calendar Widget & Short Code.
Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Google Calendar Widget & Short Code.
Google Calendar Widget & Short Code has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Widget Content Blocks.

Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Google Calendar Widget & Short Code	Widget Content Blocks
Popular rank	#18,310	#2,022
Active installs	70+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	1.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(60)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	2.9.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.00
Last release	16 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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