WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs User Role Widget Areas
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for User Role Widget Areas.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, User Role Widget Areas about 2.
- Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Oct 24, 2015 for User Role Widget Areas.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for User Role Widget Areas.
- Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for User Role Widget Areas.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  User Role Widget Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #28,134 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.4K | 41 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.3.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 11 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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