WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Notification Widget vs Content Aware Sidebars

BuddyPress Notification Widget

by BuddyDev

500+ installs5.0

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 500+ for BuddyPress Notification Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, BuddyPress Notification Widget about 8.
BuddyPress Notification Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Aug 7, 2023 for BuddyPress Notification Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for BuddyPress Notification Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for BuddyPress Notification Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Notification Widget	Content Aware Sidebars
Popular rank	#8,629	#999
Active installs	500+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	151	21.4K
Rating	5.0(6)	4.9(724)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×0.99
Last release	3 years ago	18 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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