WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Multisite Recent Posts Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Multisite Recent Posts Widget

by copperblade

10+ installs

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Multisite Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, Multisite Recent Posts Widget about 1.
Multisite Recent Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Apr 1, 2012 for Multisite Recent Posts Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Multisite Recent Posts Widget.
Multisite Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Content Aware Sidebars.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Multisite Recent Posts Widget
Popular rank	#1,000	#41,864
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.2K	29
Rating	4.9(724)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	17 days ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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