Many Sidebars
When you use WordPress as a CMS, it’s very common to create so many sidebars that when you try to manipulate each one on the Widgets page, you get totally crazy trying to drag and drop the widgets to the right sidebar…
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Many Sidebars shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Many Sidebars stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| sidebars | >100 |
| widgets | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Many Sidebars
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
When you use WordPress as a CMS, it’s very common to create so many sidebars that when you try to manipulate each one on the Widgets page, you get totally crazy trying to drag and drop the widgets to the right sidebar. Because of this problem I did the Many Sidebars plugin that simply organize all your sidebars and let you work on each one solely.
Installation
- Upload
many-sidebarsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to Widgets page to enjoy
Changelog
1.0.2
- Bugfix, WP 4.4 changed widget heading from H3 to H2.
1.0.1
- Bugfix when open the sidebar panel and drag widgets to it.
1.0
- First release.
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FAQ
Many Sidebars: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026
Is Many Sidebars free?
Yes. Many Sidebars is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Many Sidebars safe to use in 2026?
Many Sidebars shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Many Sidebars?
Many Sidebars is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,745 times since it launched in May 2011. It was downloaded 55 times in the last 30 days.
Does Many Sidebars work with WordPress 7.1?
Many Sidebars is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Many Sidebars last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on December 11, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Many Sidebars?
Many Sidebars is developed and maintained by Edir Pedro.
What are the best alternatives to Many Sidebars?
The most popular alternatives to Many Sidebars are WooSidebars (100K+ installs), Ocean Custom Sidebar (20K+ installs) and Simple Page Sidebars (20K+ installs).
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