WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress

by wpsupprt

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress about 1.
Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Nov 27, 2012 for Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress.

Custom Sidebars leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Folksy Product Listing Widget and Shortcode for WordPress
Popular rank	#448	#37,375
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.5K	36
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	–
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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