WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Sidebar Manager vs Widget Menuizer
Lightweight Sidebar Manager
by Brainstorm Force
70K+ installs4.2
Widget Menuizer
by cornershop
600+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 600+ for Widget Menuizer.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 107 times, Widget Menuizer about 12.
- Widget Menuizer is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.2 from 21 reviews.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Dec 3, 2025 for Widget Menuizer.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Widget Menuizer.
- Widget Menuizer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.
Line by line
Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightweight Sidebar Manager | Widget Menuizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #548 | #8,476 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.1K | 301 |
| Rating | 4.2(21) | 4.3(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 11 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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