WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme about 1.
Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme has no reviews yet.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 26, 2018 for Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Featured Posts Widget for Extra Theme
Popular rank	#448	#60,452
Active installs	100K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	6.2K	31
Rating	4.7(1K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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