WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Random Christmas Fact Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Random Christmas Fact Widget

by Monica Haught

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Random Christmas Fact Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Random Christmas Fact Widget about 3.
Random Christmas Fact Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jul 23, 2026 for Random Christmas Fact Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Random Christmas Fact Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Random Christmas Fact Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Random Christmas Fact Widget
Popular rank	#999	#45,655
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	42
Rating	4.9(724)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.19
Last release	18 days ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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