Enhanced Text Widget vs Pz-DirectHTML
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
Enhanced Text Widget ranks #995 on the popular list; Pz-DirectHTML is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Enhanced Text Widget has the largest install base, roughly 3000× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10+ for Pz-DirectHTML. Downloads this week: Enhanced Text Widget 291 and Pz-DirectHTML 11.
| Metric | Enhanced Text Widget | Pz-DirectHTML |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #995 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 291 | 11 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (50) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Jul 17, 2024 | Jan 20, 2017 |
| Current version | 1.6.7 | 1.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #983 | #34,136 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2011 | Jan 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Enhanced Text Widget or Pz-DirectHTML?
By active installs, Enhanced Text Widget: 30K+ sites run it against 10+ for Pz-DirectHTML, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Are Enhanced Text Widget or Pz-DirectHTML 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.