WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Page Specific Sidebars vs Widget CSS Classes

Simple Page Specific Sidebars

by ivycat

90+ installs4.3

Widget CSS Classes

by Jory Hogeveen

80K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Widget CSS Classes has more active installs: 80K+, against 90+ for Simple Page Specific Sidebars.
On a typical day, Widget CSS Classes is downloaded about 89 times, Simple Page Specific Sidebars about 2.
Widget CSS Classes is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 74 reviews, against 4.3 from 4 reviews.
Widget CSS Classes was updated more recently: Nov 12, 2024, against Nov 13, 2012 for Simple Page Specific Sidebars.
Widget CSS Classes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.4.2 for Simple Page Specific Sidebars.
Simple Page Specific Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Widget CSS Classes.

Widget CSS Classes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Page Specific Sidebars	Widget CSS Classes
Popular rank	#16,895	#530
Active installs	90+	80K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	2.4K
Rating	4.3(4)	4.9(74)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.31
Last release	14 years ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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