WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs Post Content Slider
Custom Sidebars
by WebFactory
100K+ installs4.7
Post Content Slider
by Alan Hidalgo Pagoto
10+ installs2.0
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Post Content Slider.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Post Content Slider about 1.
- Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 2.0 from 2 reviews.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Mar 28, 2013 for Post Content Slider.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Post Content Slider.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Post Content Slider.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Sidebars | Post Content Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #47,694 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.2K | 17 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 2.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.4.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 13 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Custom Sidebars vs Content Aware Sidebars
- Custom Sidebars vs SMK Sidebar Generator
- Custom Sidebars vs Image Widget
- Custom Sidebars vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
- Post Content Slider vs Image Widget
- Post Content Slider vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
- Post Content Slider vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
- Post Content Slider vs Content Aware Sidebars
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free