WordPress plugin comparison
Content Aware Sidebars vs VN Links
At a glance
- Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for VN Links.
- On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, VN Links about 1.
- VN Links has no reviews yet.
- Content Aware Sidebars was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Nov 24, 2021 for VN Links.
- Content Aware Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for VN Links.
- Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for VN Links.
Line by line
Content Aware Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Aware Sidebars |  VN Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #999 | #61,197 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.4K | 25 |
| Rating | 4.9(724) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.99 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 18 days ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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