Essential Widgets vs TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager
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 #1,816, ahead of TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager at #48,699. Over the last 7 days Essential Widgets slipped 2 places and TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager climbed 16,295 places. Downloads this week: Essential Widgets 709 and TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager 18.
| Metric | Essential Widgets | TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,816 ▼ 2 | #48,699 ▲ 16295 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 709 | 18 |
| Rating | 3.5★ (2) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Jun 18, 2026 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.2.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,767 | #46,687 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2017 | Apr 2026 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Essential Widgets or TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager?
Essential Widgets, at #1,816 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager at #48,699. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Essential Widgets or TechWithNavi Pages Taxonomy Manager 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.