WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Category Posts Widget vs Custom Sidebars
Recent Category Posts Widget
by George Stephanis
300+ installs5.0
Custom Sidebars
by WebFactory
100K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Recent Category Posts Widget about 6.
- Recent Category Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Category Posts Widget | Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,134 | #449 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 152 | 6.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 5 months 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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