WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebars vs WP-LinkEX
At a glance
- Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for WP-LinkEX.
- On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, WP-LinkEX about 1.
- WP-LinkEX has no reviews yet.
- Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Nov 23, 2010 for WP-LinkEX.
- Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8 for WP-LinkEX.
Line by line
Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Sidebars |  WP-LinkEX |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #448 | #41,963 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.4K | 23 |
| Rating | 4.7(1K) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 2.8 |
| 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.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free