WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Last Posts Category and Post Types

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Last Posts Category and Post Types

by sinan isler

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Last Posts Category and Post Types about 7.
Last Posts Category and Post Types 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 May 16, 2014 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Last Posts Category and Post Types
Popular rank	#448	#21,862
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.4K	166
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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