WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Content Template Widget for Toolset Views

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Content Template Widget for Toolset Views

by Stanislav Khromov

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Content Template Widget for Toolset Views.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Content Template Widget for Toolset Views about 3.
Content Template Widget for Toolset Views is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 28, 2016 for Content Template Widget for Toolset Views.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Content Template Widget for Toolset Views.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Content Template Widget for Toolset Views.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Content Template Widget for Toolset Views
Popular rank	#448	#19,447
Active installs	100K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.4K	64
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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