WordPress plugin comparison
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget vs Custom Sidebars
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget
by Gaurav Tiwari
10+ installs5.0
Custom Sidebars
by WebFactory
100K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Beautiful Recent Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Beautiful Recent Posts Widget about 3.
- Beautiful Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
- Beautiful Recent Posts Widget was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Custom Sidebars.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Beautiful Recent Posts Widget.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Beautiful Recent Posts Widget | Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #35,680 | #448 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 66 | 6.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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