WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Readability Buttons (readability.com)

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

Readability Buttons (readability.com)

by Sparanoid

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Readability Buttons (readability.com).
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, Readability Buttons (readability.com) about 3.
Readability Buttons (readability.com) 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 Oct 12, 2026 for Readability Buttons (readability.com).
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Readability Buttons (readability.com).

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Readability Buttons (readability.com)
Popular rank	#1,000	#44,952
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.2K	116
Rating	4.9(724)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.01
Last release	17 days ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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