WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Content Aware Sidebars.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Content Aware Sidebars about 330.
Content Aware Sidebars is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Content Aware Sidebars.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#999	#353
Active installs	30K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	18.7K
Rating	4.9(724)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.99	×1.50
Last release	17 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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