WordPress plugin comparison
Archives Widget Extended vs Content Aware Sidebars
Archives Widget Extended
by weareunivocal
Fewer than 10 installs
Content Aware Sidebars
by Joachim Jensen
30K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Archives Widget Extended.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Archives Widget Extended about 3.
- Archives Widget Extended has no reviews yet.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Sep 26, 2026 for Archives Widget Extended.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Archives Widget Extended.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Archives Widget Extended | Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,999 | #999 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 75 | 21.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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