WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget

by Shelby DeNike

20+ installs

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget about 6.
Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget has no reviews yet.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Dec 7, 2016 for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget
Popular rank	#999	#25,448
Active installs	30K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.3K	98
Rating	4.9(724)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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