WordPress plugin comparison

Sane Widget Sidebar Management vs Simple Page Sidebars

Sane Widget Sidebar Management

by Justin Sternberg

10+ installs4.4

Simple Page Sidebars

by Cedaro

20K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Simple Page Sidebars has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
On a typical day, Simple Page Sidebars is downloaded about 34 times, Sane Widget Sidebar Management about 1.
Simple Page Sidebars is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 54 reviews, against 4.4 from 9 reviews.
Simple Page Sidebars was updated more recently: Feb 23, 2025, against Aug 13, 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Simple Page Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.6.1 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Simple Page Sidebars has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.

Simple Page Sidebars leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Sane Widget Sidebar Management	Simple Page Sidebars
Popular rank	#34,847	#1,392
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	766
Rating	4.4(9)	4.9(54)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.6.1	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.27
Last release	13 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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