WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager

by OrbitCarrot

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager about 1.
OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Aug 2, 2016 for OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	OrbitCarrot CTA Widget Manager
Popular rank	#999	#45,345
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.2K	22
Rating	4.9(724)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	17 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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