WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Sidebar vs Content Aware Sidebars
Categories Sidebar
by Pankaj Anupam
10+ installs4.0
Content Aware Sidebars
by Joachim Jensen
30K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Categories Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Categories Sidebar about 1.
- Content Aware Sidebars is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jan 24, 2015 for Categories Sidebar.
- Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Categories Sidebar.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Categories Sidebar.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Categories Sidebar | Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,388 | #999 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 21.4K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 18 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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