Easy Custom Sidebars vs Simple Page Sidebars
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
Simple Page Sidebars ranks #1,391 on the popular list; Easy Custom Sidebars is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Simple Page Sidebars has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for Easy Custom Sidebars. Downloads this week: Simple Page Sidebars 228 and Easy Custom Sidebars 49. Ratings: Easy Custom Sidebars 4.1★ from 40 and Simple Page Sidebars 4.9★ from 54 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Custom Sidebars | Simple Page Sidebars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,391 ▲ 6 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 49 | 228 |
| Rating | 4.1★ (40) | 4.9★ (54) |
| Last updated | Jul 23, 2021 | Feb 23, 2025 |
| Current version | 2.0.1 | 1.2.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,930 | #1,391 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Nov 2011 |
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 is more popular, Easy Custom Sidebars or Simple Page Sidebars?
By active installs, Simple Page Sidebars: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Easy Custom Sidebars, according to WordPress.org figures captured on November 6, 2026.
Are Easy Custom Sidebars or Simple Page Sidebars 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.