Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post
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
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) ranks #1,508 on the popular list; Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post. Downloads this week: Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) 1,699 and Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post 13.
| Metric | Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) | Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,508 ▲ 4 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,699 | 13 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (80) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Sep 21, 2026 | May 19, 2022 |
| Current version | 3.4.4 | 1.0.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,506 | #33,589 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2010 | May 2021 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) or Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post?
By active installs, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget): 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) or Nextlevel Portfolio Custom Post 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.