WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Sidebar vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Categories Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Categories Sidebar about 1.
- Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jan 24, 2015 for Categories Sidebar.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Categories Sidebar.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Categories Sidebar.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Categories Sidebar |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,388 | #448 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 6.2K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 11 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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