WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks

by Rasel Ahmed

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks about 5.
Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 26, 2025 for Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2022 for Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks
Popular rank	#448	#22,558
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.2K	109
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.14
Last release	2 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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