WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Widgets vs Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Disable Widgets
by Jan Štětina
30+ installs5.0
Lightweight Sidebar Manager
by Brainstorm Force
70K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 30+ for Disable Widgets.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 107 times, Disable Widgets about 3.
- Disable Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 21 reviews.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Apr 26, 2018 for Disable Widgets.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Disable Widgets.
- Disable Widgets has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.
Line by line
Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Disable Widgets | Lightweight Sidebar Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,551 | #548 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51 | 3.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.2(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.01 |
| Last release | 8 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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