WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Page Specific Sidebars vs Widget Importer & Exporter

Simple Page Specific Sidebars

by ivycat

90+ installs4.3

Widget Importer & Exporter

by Steven Gliebe

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Widget Importer & Exporter has more active installs: 200K+, against 90+ for Simple Page Specific Sidebars.
On a typical day, Widget Importer & Exporter is downloaded about 2,362 times, Simple Page Specific Sidebars about 2.
Widget Importer & Exporter is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 117 reviews, against 4.3 from 4 reviews.
Widget Importer & Exporter was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Nov 13, 2012 for Simple Page Specific Sidebars.
Widget Importer & Exporter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Simple Page Specific Sidebars.
Simple Page Specific Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Widget Importer & Exporter.

Widget Importer & Exporter leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Page Specific Sidebars	Widget Importer & Exporter
Popular rank	#16,946	#264
Active installs	90+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	133.2K
Rating	4.3(4)	4.7(117)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.23
Last release	14 years ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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