WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Image Widget vs Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks

Simple Image Widget

by Cedaro

10K+ installs4.5

Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks

by Rasel Ahmed

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks.
On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks about 5.
Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 39 reviews.
Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2025, against Jul 20, 2025 for Simple Image Widget.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.8.12.
Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2022 for Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks.

Simple Image Widget leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Image Widget	Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks
Popular rank	#1,605	#23,123
Active installs	10K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	760	111
Rating	4.5(39)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.36	×0.13
Last release	1 year ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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