WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget

by profpanda

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget about 1.
Content Aware Sidebars is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Apr 1, 2019 for ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	ProfPanda Custom Dashboard Widget
Popular rank	#999	#41,299
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	27
Rating	4.9(724)	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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