WordPress plugin comparison
Content Sidebars vs Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Content Sidebars
by Tony Hayes
10+ installs2.0
Lightweight Sidebar Manager
by Brainstorm Force
70K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for Content Sidebars.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 107 times, Content Sidebars about 1.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Jul 10, 2024 for Content Sidebars.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Content Sidebars.
Line by line
Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Content Sidebars | Lightweight Sidebar Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #31,806 | #548 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 34 | 3.1K |
| Rating | 2.0(1) | 4.2(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×1.01 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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