WordPress plugin comparison
Content Aware Sidebars vs Custom Display Posts
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for Custom Display Posts.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, Custom Display Posts about 2.
- Custom Display Posts has no reviews yet.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jul 2, 2012 for Custom Display Posts.
- Custom Display Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 9.9, against 7.1.4 for Content Aware Sidebars.
- Custom Display Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Content Aware Sidebars.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Aware Sidebars |  Custom Display Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,000 | #28,037 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.2K | 38 |
| Rating | 4.9(724) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 9.9 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.99 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 17 days ago | 14 years 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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