Best custom sidebars plugins for WordPress

The most popular custom sidebars plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Content Aware Sidebars leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Ocean Custom Sidebar (20K+) and Simple Page Sidebars (20K+). All 11 plugins tagged “custom sidebars” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 custom sidebars plugins

1.
Content Aware Sidebars
The most installed custom sidebars plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 724 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
2.
Ocean Custom Sidebar
20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
3.
Simple Page Sidebars
20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 54 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
4.
Stag Custom Sidebars
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
5.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
6.
WP Custom Sidebars
100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
7.
Multiple Sidebar Generator
90+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
8.
PG Context Sidebar
90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
9.
Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light
90+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
10.
Custom Sidebars Manager
20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.