WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes vs Lightweight Sidebar Manager

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

by ProteusThemes

1K+ installs

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

by Brainstorm Force

70K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 1K+ for Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes.
On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 102 times, Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes about 19.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes has no reviews yet.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.

Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes	Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Popular rank	#5,515	#547
Active installs	1K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	518	3.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.2(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×1.01
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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