WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Sidebar vs Sidebar Login
At a glance
- Sidebar Login has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for Categories Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Sidebar Login is downloaded about 87 times, Categories Sidebar about 1.
- Sidebar Login is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 78 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Sidebar Login was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jan 24, 2015 for Categories Sidebar.
- Sidebar Login is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Categories Sidebar.
- Sidebar Login has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Categories Sidebar.
Line by line
Sidebar Login leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Categories Sidebar |  Sidebar Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,388 | #2,204 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 4.7K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.5(78) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 28 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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