Off-Canvas Sidebars
Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)
by Jory Hogeveen · WordPress.org page · Website
Off-Canvas Sidebars has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 36,882 downloads all time. It was downloaded 431 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Off-Canvas Sidebars at a glance
Is Off-Canvas Sidebars well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Add off-canvas sidebars to the left, right, top and bottom of your website
- Use sidebar areas (widget-ready areas), menu locations or custom hooks to place content into the off-canvas sidebars
- You can add control buttons with a widget, menu item, shortcode or with custom code
- Various customisation options and settings available in the Appearances menu
- Extensive API for PHP and JS
Off-Canvas Sidebars reviews and ratings
38 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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WHAT A PLUGIN!
I FINALLY FOUND THE BEST SOLUTION FOR CREATING A OFF-CANVAS ELEMENTS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
xninedesign -
Top Plugin
works well with Blocksy Theme. Thanks so much!
alamea -
Great plugin
Great plugin
dapojaja -
Great plugin
Great plugin
Michał Czakon -
Fantastic plugin!
We had been struggling to get off-canvas functionality with other plugins, then we found Off-Canvas Sidebars and it worked PERFECTLY with all the options we needed built in. THANK YOU!!! The setup may take a minute for those not familiar with child themes and finding header/footer files, but once the setup is complete, the rest is pretty straight forward. And the developer does a great job explaining the initial setup. WELL DONE!!!
JQuinn -
Fasntastic
Seems like a very well thought out plug-in, that I'm sure will be compatible with most Wordpress themes and sites. It has a lot of flexibility. Highly recommended. I am grateful Jory (the developer) is making this freely available. Thank you.
inspired888
Download and install history
642 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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Details
Add off-canvas sidebars (Slidebars) containing widgets, menus or other content using the Slidebars jQuery plugin.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- menus
- off-canvas
- sidebars
- slidebars
- widgets
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- Version
- 0.5.9.1
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First published
- Feb 26, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Off-Canvas Sidebars FAQ
What does Off-Canvas Sidebars do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Off-Canvas Sidebars offers Add off-canvas sidebars to the left, right, top and bottom of your website, Use sidebar areas (widget-ready areas), menu locations or custom hooks to place content into the off-canvas sidebars, You can add control buttons with a widget, menu item, shortcode or with custom code, Various customisation options and settings available in the Appearances menu and Extensive API for PHP and JS.
How many active installs does Off-Canvas Sidebars have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Off-Canvas Sidebars as of October 22, 2026.
Is Off-Canvas Sidebars still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Off-Canvas Sidebars have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Off-Canvas Sidebars are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Off-Canvas Sidebars free?
Off-Canvas Sidebars is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.