WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress

by nfusionsolutions

90+ installs

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress about 6.
Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress.

Custom Sidebars leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress
Popular rank	#448	#17,210
Active installs	100K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.2K	119
Rating	4.7(1K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.0
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.27
Last release	2 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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