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WP Custom Sidebars

by mnmlthms · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.2 Tested up to WP 5.0.27

WP Custom Sidebars has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 11,656 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 26, 2018, tested up to WordPress 5.0.27.

WP Custom Sidebars at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
11,656
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 WP Custom Sidebars well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.0.27, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Override any sidebars on your site
  • Support Post types, Category, Tags or Custom Taxonomies
  • Adding as many sidebars as you want
  • Transferable/Importable sidebar data
  • Translation ready with mo/po files

WP Custom Sidebars reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • It works great

    No ratings, havent been updated in years, yet it works perfectly to add sidebars into Hello theme for elementor 3.0 !

    jjom

  • Excellent

    Lightweight, super easy to implement and use. A true time saver. Many thanks to the developer!

    Caribdis.Net

Details

Create unlimited sidebars for pages/posts easily without writing a single line of code!

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

Tags

  • custom sidebars
  • sidebar
  • sidebars
  • widget
  • widgets

More from mnmlthms

Version
1.0.2
Last updated
Nov 26, 2018
First published
Oct 24, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
5.0.27
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Custom Sidebars FAQ

What does WP Custom Sidebars do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Custom Sidebars offers Override any sidebars on your site, Support Post types, Category, Tags or Custom Taxonomies, Adding as many sidebars as you want, Transferable/Importable sidebar data and Translation ready with mo/po files.

How many active installs does WP Custom Sidebars have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for WP Custom Sidebars as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Custom Sidebars still maintained?

The last release was on November 26, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Custom Sidebars free?

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