Multiple Sidebar Generator vs Simple Page Sidebars

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D46

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Multiple Sidebar Generator	Simple Page Sidebars
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	34/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	3	54 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	59/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.6y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	72	919 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	4.3% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Multiple Sidebar GeneratorSimple Page Sidebars

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.