Bulk Add Terms vs Essential Widgets
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Essential Widgets leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,812, ahead of Bulk Add Terms at #7,560. Over the last 7 days Essential Widgets climbed 2 places and Bulk Add Terms climbed 23 places. Essential Widgets has the largest install base, roughly 13× the next: 10K+ active installs against 800+ for Bulk Add Terms. Downloads this week: Essential Widgets 673 and Bulk Add Terms 42. Ratings: Bulk Add Terms 3.9★ from 17 and Essential Widgets 3.5★ from 2 reviews.
| Metric | Bulk Add Terms | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #7,560 ▲ 23 | #1,812 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 42 | 673 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (17) | 3.5★ (2) |
| Last updated | May 18, 2018 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.0.4 | 3.2.1 |
| Best rank on record | #7,560 | #1,767 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2015 | Nov 2017 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Bulk Add Terms or Essential Widgets?
By active installs, Essential Widgets: 10K+ sites run it against 800+ for Bulk Add Terms, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Bulk Add Terms or Essential Widgets?
Essential Widgets, at #1,812 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Bulk Add Terms at #7,560. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Bulk Add Terms or Essential Widgets alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.