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Content Sidebars

by Tony Hayes · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.7.0 Tested up to WP 6.5.10

Content Sidebars has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,045 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 10, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Content Sidebars at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
3,045
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Content Sidebars well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.5.10, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Above Post Content — ie. above the_content() output (or other hook position)
  • Below Post Content — ie. below the_content() output (or other hook position)
  • Login Sidebar ——– a Login Sidebar shown only to Visitors (Logged Out Users)
  • Fallback Sidebar —– a fallback Sidebar shown to Return Visitors (Logged In Users)
  • 3 Shortcode Sidebars – use Sidebars/Widgets on posts/pages via simple shortcodes
  • 3 InPost Sidebars —- for automatic contextual advertising, eg. Google Adsense

Content Sidebars reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
2.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Not working

    I am looking forward to this feature, but it is currently not working, and the settings cannot be modified and saved.

    atlaswu

Details

Give an instant boost to your Layout and Call-to-Action options. Auto-add Sidebars to your Post Content Display, inside and out!

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • content area
  • content sidebar
  • sidebars
  • widget areas
  • widgets

More from Tony Hayes

Version
1.7.0
Last updated
Jul 10, 2024
First published
Feb 26, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.0.0
Tested up to
6.5.10
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Content Sidebars FAQ

What does Content Sidebars do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Content Sidebars offers Above Post Content — ie. above the_content() output (or other hook position), Below Post Content — ie. below the_content() output (or other hook position), Login Sidebar ——– a Login Sidebar shown only to Visitors (Logged Out Users), Fallback Sidebar —– a fallback Sidebar shown to Return Visitors (Logged In Users) and 3 Shortcode Sidebars – use Sidebars/Widgets on posts/pages via simple shortcodes.

How many active installs does Content Sidebars have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Content Sidebars as of September 7, 2026.

Is Content Sidebars still maintained?

The last release was on July 10, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Content Sidebars free?

Content Sidebars is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.