WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Sane Widget Sidebar Management

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Sane Widget Sidebar Management

by Justin Sternberg

10+ installs4.4

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Sane Widget Sidebar Management about 1.
Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 4.4 from 9 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 13, 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.

Custom Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Sane Widget Sidebar Management
Popular rank	#448	#34,847
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.4K	27
Rating	4.7(1K)	4.4(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.6.1
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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