WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Sidebar Manager vs WP-Ad-Manager
Lightweight Sidebar Manager
by Brainstorm Force
70K+ installs4.2
WP-Ad-Manager
by valentinas
20+ installs
At a glance
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for WP-Ad-Manager.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 107 times, WP-Ad-Manager about 1.
- WP-Ad-Manager has no reviews yet.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Jan 8, 2011 for WP-Ad-Manager.
- Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for WP-Ad-Manager.
- WP-Ad-Manager has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.
Line by line
Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightweight Sidebar Manager | WP-Ad-Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #547 | #27,285 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3K | 39 |
| Rating | 4.2(21) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 16 years 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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