WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs Dashboard Widgets Suite
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Dashboard Widgets Suite about 70.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Custom Sidebars.
- Custom Sidebars resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Custom Sidebars.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  Dashboard Widgets Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #3,375 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.4K | 3.7K |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 4.9(38) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6.20 |
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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