WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin

by Lentil

10+ installs

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin about 1.
External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin has no reviews yet.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Aug 14, 2009 for External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.4 for External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin.
External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Content Aware Sidebars.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	External Gallery2 Image Block Plugin
Popular rank	#999	#43,550
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	37
Rating	4.9(724)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.8.4
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	17 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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