WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Recent Updates Dashboard Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Recent Updates Dashboard Widget

by Takayuki Miyauchi

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 60+ for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Recent Updates Dashboard Widget about 2.
Recent Updates Dashboard Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 5, 2013 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Recent Updates Dashboard Widget
Popular rank	#999	#19,419
Active installs	30K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	54
Rating	4.9(724)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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