WordPress plugin comparison

Arbitrary Sidebars vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Arbitrary Sidebars

by chrisguitarguy

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Arbitrary Sidebars.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Arbitrary Sidebars about 1.
Arbitrary Sidebars has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Sep 24, 2012 for Arbitrary Sidebars.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.5.2 for Arbitrary Sidebars.
Arbitrary Sidebars has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Arbitrary Sidebars	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#48,098	#3,448
Active installs	10+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	363
Rating	No ratings	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	14 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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