WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus

by javierjara

10+ installs

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus about 1.
Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus has no reviews yet.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against May 3, 2015 for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus
Popular rank	#1,000	#41,173
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.2K	32
Rating	4.9(724)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	17 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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