WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs Widget Context
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Widget Context.
- On a typical day, Widget Context is downloaded about 292 times, Custom Sidebars about 230.
- Custom Sidebars is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 1,028 reviews, against 4.5 from 98 reviews.
- Widget Context was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Custom Sidebars.
- Custom Sidebars resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Widget Context.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Widget Context has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Custom Sidebars.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  Widget Context |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #449 | #932 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.3K | 13.4K |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | 4.5(98) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×1.25 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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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