WordPress plugin comparison
Category Widgets vs Content Aware Sidebars
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 30+ for Category Widgets.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, Category Widgets about 2.
- Category Widgets has no reviews yet.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against May 27, 2010 for Category Widgets.
- Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Category Widgets.
- Category Widgets has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Content Aware Sidebars.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Widgets |  Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,815 | #1,000 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48 | 21.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 2.9.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 16 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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