WordPress plugin comparison
Content Aware Sidebars vs Recent Posts Widget Plus
Content Aware Sidebars
by Joachim Jensen
30K+ installs4.9
Recent Posts Widget Plus
by Johan van der Wijk
500+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 500+ for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 356 times, Recent Posts Widget Plus about 8.
- Recent Posts Widget Plus 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 30, 2023 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Content Aware Sidebars | Recent Posts Widget Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,000 | #9,050 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.2K | 174 |
| Rating | 4.9(724) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.99 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 17 days ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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