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Off-Canvas Sidebars

Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)

by Jory Hogeveen · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.5.9 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 5.4+

Off-Canvas Sidebars has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 36,251 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 2, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Off-Canvas Sidebars at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
36,251
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Off-Canvas Sidebars well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
5%
2 of 38 reviews on WordPress.org

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.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

38 reviews

5★
36
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
2

  • 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

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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

More from Jory Hogeveen

Version
0.5.9
Last updated
Feb 2, 2026
First published
Feb 26, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.1
Tested up to
6.8.8
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 September 7, 2026.

Is Off-Canvas Sidebars still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on February 2, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

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.