WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Me Widget vs Custom Sidebars
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Contact Me Widget.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Contact Me Widget about 1.
- Contact Me Widget has no reviews yet.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jan 25, 2010 for Contact Me Widget.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Contact Me Widget.
- Contact Me Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Custom Sidebars.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Me Widget |  Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #39,153 | #448 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 6.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 2.9.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 17 years 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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