WordPress plugin comparison
ax-sidebar vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for ax-sidebar.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, ax-sidebar about 1.
- ax-sidebar has no reviews yet.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Sep 28, 2010 for ax-sidebar.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for ax-sidebar.
- ax-sidebar has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Custom Sidebars.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ax-sidebar |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,682 | #449 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 6.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 16 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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