Best aside plugins for WordPress
The most popular aside plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HTML5 Widgets leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Insert Callout (10+) and Aside Widget (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “aside” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 aside plugins
- 1.HTML5 Widgets
The most installed aside plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 2.Insert Callout
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 3.Aside Widget
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 4.Set Aside
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
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HTML5 Semantic Elements10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 6 plugins tagged “aside”
HTML5 Widgets
Up in the last 7 days:6,476#35,144by Daniel Iser15 years ago
This plugin allows you to change the DIV/Container element of each widget to one of the new HTML5 Semantic tags.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Insert Callout
Down in the last 7 days:705#37,509by dreamreal15 years ago
Adds a sidebar comment (an inline box that includes commentary text) to a post
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Aside Widget
#42,541by preeve953415 years ago
Display arbitrary sidebar content conditional upon a particular post or page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Set Aside
Up in the last 7 days:1,934#42,741by Martin Lormes15 years ago
Change the post format on all posts in one category. Useful when you switch from styling "Asides" based on category to the new post formats.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

HTML5 Semantic Elements
Down in the last 7 days:6,503#48,376by niw2cp1 year ago
Adds HTML5 and semantic elements as blocks in the Gutenberg editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day