WordPress plugin comparison

Content Aware Sidebars vs Recent Posts Widget Advanced

Content Aware Sidebars

by Joachim Jensen

30K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Content Aware Sidebars has more active installs: 30K+, against 300+ for Recent Posts Widget Advanced.
On a typical day, Content Aware Sidebars is downloaded about 330 times, Recent Posts Widget Advanced about 4.
Recent Posts Widget Advanced is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 724 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget Advanced was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for Content Aware Sidebars.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Content Aware Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Recent Posts Widget Advanced.

Content Aware Sidebars leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Aware Sidebars	Recent Posts Widget Advanced
Popular rank	#999	#10,318
Active installs	30K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	21.4K	84
Rating	4.9(724)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.99	×0.50
Last release	18 days ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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