WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes vs Smart Custom Fields

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

by ProteusThemes

1K+ installs

Smart Custom Fields

by Takashi Kitajima

50K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Custom Fields has more active installs: 50K+, against 1K+ for Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 326 times, Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes about 19.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes has no reviews yet.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Jul 16, 2026 for Smart Custom Fields.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Smart Custom Fields.
Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#5,515	#695
Active installs	1K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	518	9.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.81
Last release	1 month ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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