Best sidebars plugins for WordPress
The most popular sidebars plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WooSidebars leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Ocean Custom Sidebar (20K+) and Simple Page Sidebars (20K+). All 33 plugins tagged “sidebars” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 sidebars plugins
- 1.WooSidebars
The most installed sidebars plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 48 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 2.
Ocean Custom Sidebar20K+ 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.
RaraTheme Companion10K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Advanced Sidebar Menu10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 37 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Stag Custom Sidebars2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 7.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Sidebars for Hello Elementor Theme1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 9.
More Widgets1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 10.
Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 38 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 33 plugins tagged “sidebars”
WooSidebars
Down in the last 7 days:2#393by WooThemes2 years ago
WooSidebars adds functionality to display different widgets in a sidebar, according to a context (for example, a specific page or a category).
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 3.9(48)
- Downloads
- 155/day

Ocean Custom Sidebar
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,114by oceanwp2 months ago
Generates an unlimited number of sidebars and place them on any page you wish. Go to Theme Panel > Sidebars to create your custom sidebars.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 123/day
Simple Page Sidebars
Up in the last 7 days:4#1,391by Cedaro1 year ago
Easily assign custom, widget-enabled sidebars to any page.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(54)
- Downloads
- 34/day

RaraTheme Companion
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,631by Rara Themes10 months ago
23 extremely useful custom widgets to create an engaging website.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 48/day

Advanced Sidebar Menu
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,661by Mat Lipe2 months ago
Fully automatic sidebar menus.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(37)
- Downloads
- 80/day

Stag Custom Sidebars
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,924by Ram Ratan Maurya5 years ago
Create custom dynamic sidebars and use anywhere with shortcodes.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes
Down in the last 7 days:3#5,523by ProteusThemes1 month ago
Allows you to create custom sidebars. Replace sidebars for specific posts and pages.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Sidebars for Hello Elementor Theme
Down in the last 7 days:2#5,696by mnbaaco4 years ago
This plugin comes with 6 responsive sidebars for just about everything you need to use anywhere within your website built using Elementor and Hello El …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

More Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:35#6,565by WPExplorer3 years ago
The More Widgets plugin adds extra widgets to use with your widgetized areas within your WordPress site. Use this plugin instead of built-in theme wid …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)
Down in the last 7 days:26#6,827by Jory Hogeveen18 days ago
Add off-canvas sidebars (Slidebars) containing widgets, menus or other content using the Slidebars jQuery plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(38)
- Downloads
- 28/day
Per Page Sidebars
Up in the last 7 days:62#7,058by Brian Layman8 years ago
The Per Page Sidebars (PPS) plugin allows blog administrators to create a unique sidebar for each Page. No template editing is required.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.2(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Widget Menuizer
Down in the last 7 days:53#8,476by cornershop11 months ago
Unlock the full potential of the WordPress menu system to create mega menus and more by adding sidebar regions and widgets to your menus.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Multiple Sidebars
Down in the last 7 days:18#8,561by Andrico12 years ago
A wonderful plugin to easily create many custom sidebars. These sidebars can then select in the creation of a post / page / custom post type / categor …
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Privilege Widget
Down in the last 7 days:3#8,663by FuzzGuard7 years ago
This plugin allows you to display widget items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Widget Entries
Up in the last 7 days:91#10,122by marquex16 years ago
Widget Entries plugin creates the Widget post-type in the administration area to make easier the edition of the text widgets, and it also register a n …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Tuxedo Responsive Widget Columns
Down in the last 7 days:19#10,266by Trevor Anderson10 years ago
Split sidebars and widget areas into responsive columns.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Per Page Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:46#11,407by Internet12314 years ago
Control widget areas on a per-page / per-post basis.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Custom Sidebars
Up in the last 7 days:120#13,831by mnmlthms8 years ago
Create unlimited sidebars for pages/posts easily without writing a single line of code!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Unlimited Page Sidebars
Up in the last 7 days:16#14,507by Ederson Peka10 days ago
Assign one specific widget area (sidebar) to each page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Multiple Sidebar Generator
Down in the last 7 days:32#16,787by Deepak Sharma9 years ago
Easily assign custom, widget-enabled sidebars to any page.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Content Sidebars
Up in the last 7 days:1,049#31,806by Tony Hayes2 years ago
Give an instant boost to your Layout and Call-to-Action options. Auto-add Sidebars to your Post Content Display, inside and out!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sane Widget Sidebar Management
Up in the last 7 days:612#34,082by Justin Sternberg13 years ago
Manage one widget area at a time to maintain widget sanity.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.4(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sidebar Per User Role
Up in the last 7 days:3,143#36,362by Bainternet10 years ago
This Plugin lets you display a sidebar per user role
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Debug Bar
Up in the last 7 days:3,288#37,568by Jesper van Engelen12 years ago
Debug Bar extension that adds information about the sidebars and widgets on the current page. Integrates with Content Aware Sidebars plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Register Sidebars By Admin
Up in the last 7 days:3,152#40,562by p4wparamjeet7 years ago
Create/Register sidebars dynamically without any code.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Acquaintsoft sidebar generator
Down in the last 7 days:4,922#43,399by itcoderr9 years ago
Create custom widget configurations for every page/post on your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Galaxius Custom Sidebars
#43,550by galaxiusmons13 years ago
Allows quick creation of unique sidebars for posts, pages and categories.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Many Sidebars
#46,845by Edir Pedro11 years ago
An interface addition for Widgets to let you increase the number of your Sidebars without lose your mind.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AMP Sidebar Chooser
#47,617by amp34315 years ago
AMP Sidebar Chooser allows users to associate sidebars to posts, pages, or any custom post type through the WordPress post editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Arbitrary Sidebars
#48,098by chrisguitarguy14 years ago
Add widget areas through an admin page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WUI
Down in the last 7 days:6,758#71,701by inconver8 years ago
Plugin for creating new sidebars for the site and new types of widgets with the custom fields
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KeenSalon Companion
Down in the last 7 days:17,188#72,954by Keendevs6 years ago
5 extremely useful custom widgets to create an engaging website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day