WordPress plugin comparison
Category Expander vs Content Aware Sidebars
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Category Expander.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Category Expander about 1.
- Category Expander has no reviews yet.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Sep 18, 2012 for Category Expander.
- Category Expander has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Content Aware Sidebars.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Expander |  Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,496 | #999 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 21.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 17 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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