WordPress plugin comparison
Pretty Sidebar Categories vs Sidebar Login
At a glance
- Sidebar Login has more active installs: 9K+, against 70+ for Pretty Sidebar Categories.
- On a typical day, Sidebar Login is downloaded about 87 times, Pretty Sidebar Categories about 5.
- Pretty Sidebar Categories is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 78 reviews.
- Pretty Sidebar Categories was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for Sidebar Login.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Sidebar Login has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Pretty Sidebar Categories.
Line by line
Sidebar Login leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Pretty Sidebar Categories |  Sidebar Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,161 | #2,204 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 209 | 4.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(78) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.35 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 29 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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