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WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs New Popular Posts Widget

At a glance

  • Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for New Popular Posts Widget.
  • On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, New Popular Posts Widget about 1.
  • Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
  • Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Dec 13, 2016 for New Popular Posts Widget.
  • Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for New Popular Posts Widget.
  • Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for New Popular Posts Widget.

Line by line

Custom Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricCustom SidebarsNew Popular Posts Widget
Popular rank#448#27,498
Active installs100K+20+
Downloads, last 30 days6.2K37
Rating4.7(1K)3.7(3)
Support threads resolved100%–
Tested up to7.1.44.7.39
Search multiplier×1.31×0.00
Last release2 months ago10 years ago
Requires PHP5.6–

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