WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Sidebar vs Ultimate Floating Widgets
At a glance
- Ultimate Floating Widgets has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Categories Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Floating Widgets is downloaded about 27 times, Categories Sidebar about 1.
- Ultimate Floating Widgets is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Ultimate Floating Widgets was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jan 24, 2015 for Categories Sidebar.
- Ultimate Floating Widgets 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 2021 for Ultimate Floating Widgets.
Line by line
Ultimate Floating Widgets leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Categories Sidebar |  Ultimate Floating Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,388 | #4,150 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 756 |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
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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