Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen vs Remove "Powered by WordPress"
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
Remove "Powered by WordPress" leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,388, ahead of Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen at #5,805. Over the last 7 days Remove "Powered by WordPress" slipped 1 place and Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen slipped 1 place. Remove "Powered by WordPress" has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 20K+ active installs against 1K+ for Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen. Downloads this week: Remove "Powered by WordPress" 327 and Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen 81. Ratings: Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen 3.8★ from 12 and Remove "Powered by WordPress" 4.4★ from 21 reviews.
| Metric | Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen | Remove "Powered by WordPress" |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #5,805 ▼ 1 | #1,388 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 81 | 327 |
| Rating | 3.8★ (12) | 4.4★ (21) |
| Last updated | May 13, 2025 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.3 | 1.6.3 |
| Best rank on record | #5,792 | #1,381 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2017 | Apr 2017 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen or Remove "Powered by WordPress"?
By active installs, Remove "Powered by WordPress": 20K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen or Remove "Powered by WordPress"?
Remove "Powered by WordPress", at #1,388 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen at #5,805. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen or Remove "Powered by WordPress" 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.