WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Easy Categories Management Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Easy Categories Management Widget

by Robinsh

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 50+ for Easy Categories Management Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Easy Categories Management Widget about 3.
Easy Categories Management Widget 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 Jun 1, 2011 for Easy Categories Management Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Easy Categories Management Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Easy Categories Management Widget
Popular rank	#999	#20,168
Active installs	30K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	58
Rating	4.9(724)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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