WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Sidebar Links vs Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Custom Sidebar Links
by Vinny Moreira
70+ installs
Lightweight Sidebar Manager
by Brainstorm Force
70K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 70+ for Custom Sidebar Links.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 102 times, Custom Sidebar Links about 3.
- Custom Sidebar Links has no reviews yet.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Jan 12, 2016 for Custom Sidebar Links.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Custom Sidebar Links.
- Custom Sidebar Links has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.
Line by line
Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Sidebar Links | Lightweight Sidebar Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,651 | #547 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 61 | 3.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.01 |
| Last release | 10 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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