Disable Comments on Post Categories 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 #1,813, ahead of Disable Comments on Post Categories at #14,197. Over the last 7 days Essential Widgets slipped 5 places and Disable Comments on Post Categories slipped 18 places. Essential Widgets has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 10K+ active installs against 100+ for Disable Comments on Post Categories. Downloads this week: Essential Widgets 408 and Disable Comments on Post Categories 17.
| Metric | Disable Comments on Post Categories | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #14,197 ▼ 18 | #1,813 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17 | 408 |
| Rating | no ratings | 3.5★ (2) |
| Last updated | Sep 25, 2014 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.91 | 3.2.1 |
| Best rank on record | #14,087 | #1,767 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | 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, Disable Comments on Post Categories or Essential Widgets?
By active installs, Essential Widgets: 10K+ sites run it against 100+ for Disable Comments on Post Categories, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Disable Comments on Post Categories or Essential Widgets?
Essential Widgets, at #1,813 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Disable Comments on Post Categories at #14,197. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Disable Comments on Post Categories 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.