Custom Sidebars vs Popular Posts | inventivo
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Custom Sidebars leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #448, ahead of Popular Posts | inventivo at #63,586. Over the last 7 days Custom Sidebars slipped 2 places and Popular Posts | inventivo climbed 4,833 places. Downloads this week: Custom Sidebars 2,056 and Popular Posts | inventivo 16.
| Metric | Custom Sidebars | Popular Posts | inventivo |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #448 ▼ 2 | #63,586 ▲ 4833 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,056 | 16 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (1,028) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Aug 16, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.38 | 1.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #439 | #48,272 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2010 | Sep 2026 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Custom Sidebars or Popular Posts | inventivo?
Custom Sidebars, at #448 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Popular Posts | inventivo at #63,586. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Custom Sidebars or Popular Posts | inventivo alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.