WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Steam Widget vs Content Aware Sidebars
Advanced Steam Widget
by SnakeByte Studios
60+ installs5.0
Content Aware Sidebars
by Joachim Jensen
30K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 60+ for Advanced Steam Widget.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Advanced Steam Widget about 4.
- Advanced Steam Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Aug 22, 2026 for Advanced Steam Widget.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Advanced Steam Widget.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Steam Widget | Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #19,700 | #999 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 89 | 21.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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