WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs Content Aware Sidebars
Colorful Categories
by Artem P.
2K+ installs4.7
Content Aware Sidebars
by Joachim Jensen
30K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
- Content Aware Sidebars is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews, against 4.7 from 13 reviews.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Sep 30, 2025 for Colorful Categories.
- Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Colorful Categories.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Colorful Categories | Content Aware Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,754 | #999 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 465 | 21.4K |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 4.9(724) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 18 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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