Best sidebar news plugins for WordPress
The most popular sidebar news plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Bolt News leads with 10+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “sidebar news” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 1 sidebar news plugins
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Bolt NewsThe most installed sidebar news plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.