Best widget areas plugins for WordPress
The most popular widget areas 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 Tuxedo Responsive Widget Columns (300+) and Content Sidebars (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “widget areas” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 widget areas plugins
- 1.
WooSidebarsThe most installed widget areas 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.
Tuxedo Responsive Widget Columns300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 3.
Content Sidebars10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
All 3 plugins tagged “widget areas”
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
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
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