Simple Page Sidebars vs Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

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

Simple Page Sidebars

by Cedaro

Health C66

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

by ProteusThemes

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Simple Page Sidebars Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Simple Page Sidebars	Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 66 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	40/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.68★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	54 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100 ✓	47/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1.5y ago ✓	3.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	626 ✓	139
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Page Sidebars Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

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.