WordPress plugin comparison
DD vs Lightweight Sidebar Manager
At a glance
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for DD.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 102 times, DD about 1.
- DD has no reviews yet.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Nov 25, 2015 for DD.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.0 for DD.
- DD has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.
Line by line
Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  DD |  Lightweight Sidebar Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,615 | #547 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 3.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.4.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.01 |
| Last release | 11 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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