Classic Widgets vs Disable Classic Editor and Widget
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
Classic Widgets ranks #25 on the popular list; Disable Classic Editor and Widget is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Classic Widgets has the largest install base, roughly 200000× the next: 2M+ active installs against 10+ for Disable Classic Editor and Widget. Downloads this week: Classic Widgets 17,052 and Disable Classic Editor and Widget 16.
| Metric | Classic Widgets | Disable Classic Editor and Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #25 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 2M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17,052 | 16 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (272) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Dec 8, 2025 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Current version | 0.3 | 1.0.2 |
| Best rank on record | #24 | #33,703 |
| Days in the top 50 | 97 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2021 | Apr 2022 |
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, Classic Widgets or Disable Classic Editor and Widget?
By active installs, Classic Widgets: 2M+ sites run it against 10+ for Disable Classic Editor and Widget, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are Classic Widgets or Disable Classic Editor and Widget 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.