WordPress plugin comparison
Assign Widgets vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Assign Widgets.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Assign Widgets about 8.
- Assign Widgets has no reviews yet.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Nov 23, 2020 for Assign Widgets.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Assign Widgets.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Assign Widgets.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Assign Widgets |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,585 | #449 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 155 | 6.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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