WordPress plugin comparison

OTW TinyMCE Widget vs Lightweight Sidebar Manager

OTW TinyMCE Widget

by OTWthemes

70+ installs3.0

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

by Brainstorm Force

70K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 70+ for OTW TinyMCE Widget.
On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 102 times, OTW TinyMCE Widget about 3.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against May 6, 2022 for OTW TinyMCE Widget.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for OTW TinyMCE Widget.
OTW TinyMCE Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.

Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	OTW TinyMCE Widget	Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Popular rank	#18,467	#547
Active installs	70+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	69	3.1K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.2(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.9.20	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.01
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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