Best sidebar widgets plugins for WordPress
The most popular sidebar widgets plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Widget Disable leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Disable Widgets (30+). All 2 plugins tagged “sidebar widgets” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 sidebar widgets plugins
- 1.
Widget DisableThe most installed sidebar widgets plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 24 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
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Disable Widgets30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 2 plugins tagged “sidebar widgets”
Widget Disable
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,460by required1 month ago
Disable sidebar and dashboard widgets with an easy to use interface.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(24)
- Downloads
- 38/day
Disable Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:56#23,551by Jan Štětina8 years ago
Disable unused sidebar widgets.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day