WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Sidebar vs Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
Categories Sidebar
by Pankaj Anupam
10+ installs4.0
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
by ProteusThemes
1K+ installs
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Categories Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes is downloaded about 19 times, Categories Sidebar about 1.
- Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes has no reviews yet.
- Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Jan 24, 2015 for Categories Sidebar.
- Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Categories Sidebar.
- Categories Sidebar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Categories Sidebar | Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #42,394 | #5,523 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 487 |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.45 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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