WordPress plugin comparison

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs WP Custom Sidebars

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

WP Custom Sidebars

by mnmlthms

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for WP Custom Sidebars.
On a typical day, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is downloaded about 98 times, WP Custom Sidebars about 3.
WP Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 80 reviews.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Nov 26, 2018 for WP Custom Sidebars.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for WP Custom Sidebars.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for WP Custom Sidebars.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)	WP Custom Sidebars
Popular rank	#1,518	#13,831
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	71
Rating	4.9(80)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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