WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Subcategory List Widget vs Custom Sidebars

Category and Subcategory List Widget

by Murali

600+ installs4.5

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 600+ for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Category and Subcategory List Widget about 10.
Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.

Custom Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Subcategory List Widget	Custom Sidebars
Popular rank	#8,163	#448
Active installs	600+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	217	6.4K
Rating	4.5(4)	4.7(1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.35	×1.31
Last release	11 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	5.6

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