WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs Standard Widget Extensions
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Standard Widget Extensions.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Standard Widget Extensions about 11.
- Standard Widget Extensions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Standard Widget Extensions.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Standard Widget Extensions.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Standard Widget Extensions.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  Standard Widget Extensions |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #5,448 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.2K | 233 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 5.0(9) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 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.
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