WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs PDS Weather
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for PDS Weather.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, PDS Weather about 2.
- Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
- PDS Weather was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Custom Sidebars.
- Custom Sidebars resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for PDS Weather.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for PDS Weather.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  PDS Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #42,509 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.2K | 65 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 2.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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