WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Sidebar Manager vs WordPress Widgets Shortcode

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

by Brainstorm Force

70K+ installs4.2

WordPress Widgets Shortcode

by Brajesh Singh

400+ installs4.5

At a glance

Lightweight Sidebar Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against 400+ for WordPress Widgets Shortcode.
On a typical day, Lightweight Sidebar Manager is downloaded about 107 times, WordPress Widgets Shortcode about 6.
WordPress Widgets Shortcode is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.2 from 21 reviews.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against May 14, 2016 for WordPress Widgets Shortcode.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for WordPress Widgets Shortcode.
WordPress Widgets Shortcode has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Lightweight Sidebar Manager.

Lightweight Sidebar Manager leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Sidebar Manager	WordPress Widgets Shortcode
Popular rank	#548	#9,162
Active installs	70K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.1K	145
Rating	4.2(21)	4.5(8)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×1.01	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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