WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Ocean Custom Sidebar
At a glance
- Ocean Custom Sidebar has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Advanced Sidebar Menu.
- On a typical day, Ocean Custom Sidebar is downloaded about 126 times, Advanced Sidebar Menu about 79.
- Ocean Custom Sidebar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.5 from 37 reviews.
- Advanced Sidebar Menu was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Aug 18, 2026 for Ocean Custom Sidebar.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Advanced Sidebar Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Ocean Custom Sidebar.
Line by line
Ocean Custom Sidebar leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Sidebar Menu |  Ocean Custom Sidebar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,660 | #1,115 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.5K | 3.7K |
| Rating | 4.5(37) | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.83 | ×0.95 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)
- Advanced Sidebar Menu vs User Menus
- Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Nav Menu Roles
- Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Shortcode in Menus
- Ocean Custom Sidebar vs Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
- Ocean Custom Sidebar vs Content Aware Sidebars
- Ocean Custom Sidebar vs Simple Page Sidebars
- Ocean Custom Sidebar vs Stag Custom Sidebars
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free