WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs Widget Classes
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Widget Classes.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Widget Classes about 12.
- Widget Classes 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 May 30, 2010 for Widget Classes.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  Widget Classes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #449 | #6,617 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.3K | 225 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 16 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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