WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Sidebar Manager vs SMK Sidebar Generator

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

by Brainstorm Force

70K+ installs4.2

SMK Sidebar Generator

by Andrei Surdu

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 10K+ for SMK Sidebar Generator.
On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 102 times, SMK Sidebar Generator about 46.
SMK Sidebar Generator is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.2 from 21 reviews.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Feb 17, 2026 for SMK Sidebar Generator.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for SMK Sidebar Generator.
SMK Sidebar Generator has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.

Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Sidebar Manager	SMK Sidebar Generator
Popular rank	#547	#1,760
Active installs	70K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.1K	1.2K
Rating	4.2(21)	4.4(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.01	×0.61
Last release	2 months ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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