WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Vertical scroll recent comments

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Vertical scroll recent comments

by gopiplus

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Vertical scroll recent comments.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Vertical scroll recent comments about 5.
Vertical scroll recent comments 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 Dec 1, 2022 for Vertical scroll recent comments.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Vertical scroll recent comments.
Vertical scroll recent comments has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Custom Sidebars.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Vertical scroll recent comments
Popular rank	#449	#16,043
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.3K	108
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.01
Last release	2 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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