WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
- Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Sep 30, 2025 for Colorful Categories.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Colorful Categories.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Colorful Categories |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,754 | #448 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 465 | 6.4K |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 1 year 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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