WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress

by David Pullin

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 226 times, Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress about 1.
Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 16, 2021 for Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Zhu Posts Icon Carousel for WordPress
Popular rank	#448	#65,111
Active installs	100K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	6.4K	38
Rating	4.7(1K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.8.19
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0.0

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