Essential Addons for Elementor vs WPHobby Addons for Elementor
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 Addons for Elementor ranks #29 on the popular list; WPHobby Addons for Elementor is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Essential Addons for Elementor has the largest install base, roughly 100000× the next: 1M+ active installs against 10+ for WPHobby Addons for Elementor. Downloads this week: Essential Addons for Elementor 173,397 and WPHobby Addons for Elementor 21.
| Metric | Essential Addons for Elementor | WPHobby Addons for Elementor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #29 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 173,397 | 21 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (4,132) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 19, 2026 | Apr 8, 2021 |
| Current version | 6.8.7 | 1.0.7 |
| Best rank on record | #29 | #33,961 |
| Days in the top 50 | 96 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Nov 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 48 | 0 |
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, Essential Addons for Elementor or WPHobby Addons for Elementor?
By active installs, Essential Addons for Elementor: 1M+ sites run it against 10+ for WPHobby Addons for Elementor, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Essential Addons for Elementor or WPHobby Addons for Elementor 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.