WordPress plugin comparison
Collapsing Categories vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for Collapsing Categories.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Collapsing Categories about 26.
- Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 4.1 from 57 reviews.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Feb 12, 2026 for Collapsing Categories.
- Custom Sidebars resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Collapsing Categories.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Collapsing Categories.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Custom Sidebars.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Collapsing Categories |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,398 | #448 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 474 | 6.2K |
| Rating | 4.1(57) | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 9 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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