WordPress plugin comparison
A Year Ago Today vs Content Aware Sidebars
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for A Year Ago Today.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, A Year Ago Today about 1.
- A Year Ago Today is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Feb 20, 2013 for A Year Ago Today.
- Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for A Year Ago Today.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for A Year Ago Today.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  A Year Ago Today |  Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #48,281 | #999 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 21.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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