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Sidebar Shortcode

by thinkerwebdesign · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 5.8.15

Sidebar Shortcode has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 9,044 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 8, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.

Sidebar Shortcode at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
9,044
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 Sidebar Shortcode well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.8.15, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • The spelling and capitalization of a shortcode Name or ID must exactly match that of the desired sidebar
  • Definition of an active sidebar: An active sidebar is a sidebar that contains widgets
  • A [sidebar] shortcode without an active sidebar Name or active sidebar ID displays nothing
  • An active sidebar ID overrides a sidebar Name if both are present in the same shortcode
  • There is no limit to the number of shortcodes that can be used on the same page or post
  • The same sidebar shortcode can be used multiple times on the same page or post

Sidebar Shortcode reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Works Great!

    This works really great! Exactly what I needed. Could you please make this for Blog Posts too? I just want to pull my blog posts, exactly as they are created, on to a "page". Thanks for creating the sidebar shortcode!

    April

  • Works wonderful

    Works wonderful with siteorigin html sidebar. I just used the code [sidebar name='Sidebar']

    Marlimant

  • It's working!

    Very good and simple plugin!

    Denis Creative

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Details

Add sidebars to WordPress posts and pages using shortcodes with a sidebar Name or ID.

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

Tags

  • shortcode
  • sidebar
  • sidebar shortcode
  • widget area
  • widget area shortcode

More from thinkerwebdesign

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Dec 8, 2021
First published
Mar 4, 2018
Requires WordPress
3.4
Tested up to
5.8.15
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Sidebar Shortcode FAQ

What does Sidebar Shortcode do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Sidebar Shortcode offers The spelling and capitalization of a shortcode Name or ID must exactly match that of the desired sidebar, Definition of an active sidebar: An active sidebar is a sidebar that contains widgets, A [sidebar] shortcode without an active sidebar Name or active sidebar ID displays nothing, An active sidebar ID overrides a sidebar Name if both are present in the same shortcode and There is no limit to the number of shortcodes that can be used on the same page or post.

How many active installs does Sidebar Shortcode have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Sidebar Shortcode as of September 7, 2026.

Is Sidebar Shortcode still maintained?

The last release was on December 8, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Sidebar Shortcode free?

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