WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs PFT
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for PFT.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, PFT about 2.
- PFT has no reviews yet.
- PFT was updated more recently: Aug 30, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Custom Sidebars.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for PFT.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for PFT.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  PFT |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #69,824 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.4K | 45 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.05 |
| 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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