WordPress plugin comparison

Post and Page Excerpt Widgets vs Simple Page Sidebars

Post and Page Excerpt Widgets

by Stephanie Leary

80+ installs

Simple Page Sidebars

by Cedaro

20K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Simple Page Sidebars has more active installs: 20K+, against 80+ for Post and Page Excerpt Widgets.
On a typical day, Simple Page Sidebars is downloaded about 34 times, Post and Page Excerpt Widgets about 2.
Post and Page Excerpt Widgets has no reviews yet.
Simple Page Sidebars was updated more recently: Feb 23, 2025, against Apr 22, 2016 for Post and Page Excerpt Widgets.
Simple Page Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.5.33 for Post and Page Excerpt Widgets.
Post and Page Excerpt Widgets has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Simple Page Sidebars.

Simple Page Sidebars leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Post and Page Excerpt Widgets	Simple Page Sidebars
Popular rank	#18,113	#1,392
Active installs	80+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	740
Rating	No ratings	4.9(54)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.5.33	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.27
Last release	10 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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