WordPress plugin comparison
Afables vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Afables.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Afables about 1.
- Afables has no reviews yet.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Feb 2, 2015 for Afables.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Afables.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Afables.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Afables |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,992 | #449 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30 | 6.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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