WordPress plugin comparison

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets vs Custom Sidebars

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

by WP Grim

20K+ installs5.0

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
On a typical day, Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is downloaded about 264 times, Custom Sidebars about 226.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Custom Sidebars.
Custom Sidebars resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.

Custom Sidebars leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Classic Editor and Classic Widgets	Custom Sidebars
Popular rank	#1,265	#448
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.4K	6.4K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.7(1K)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.95	×1.31
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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