WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis

by AMP-MODE

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis about 2.
Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Oct 13, 2021 for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis
Popular rank	#448	#20,011
Active installs	100K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.5K	39
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.8.19
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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