WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Content Aware Sidebars is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#999	#3,448
Active installs	30K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	363
Rating	4.9(724)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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