Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager for WordPress
By WebFactory
- Category rank
- #10 in Widget
- Listing audit
- 50/100
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by WebFactory. With a rating of 4.7★ from 1,028 reviews, it currently ranks #10 in the Widget category.
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager is the #10 ranked Widget app on WordPress, with a 4.7 average rating from 1,028 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
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Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager ranks #10 of 781 in Widget on WordPress. It holds a 4.7★ average from 1,028 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- +4.7★ average across 1,028 reviews
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
How Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager works
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Manage and replace sidebars and other classic widget areas on your site with Custom Sidebars, a flexible widget area manager.
Make custom sidebar configurations and be able to choose what classic widgets display on each page or post of your site.
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Custom Sidebars works ONLY with the classic widgets screen that was used in WordPress before version 5.8. If you want to use it with version 5.8 (and above) you have to install the official Classic Widgets plugin, or enable the classic widgets interface yourself. Once the classic widgets screen is activated the plugin will work the same as before.
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Display Different Sidebars on Pages and Posts Custom Sidebars allows you to dynamically display custom widget configurations on any page, post, category, post type, or archive page.
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“Custom Sidebars will go on my “essential plugins” list from now on. I am pleased by how easy it was to figure out and by how many options are available in the free version.” – monkeyhateclean
★★★★★
“This plugin does exactly what it says. It’s light, integrates well into WordPress and gives you tons of possibilities.” – DarkNova
Every part of Custom Sidebars integrates seamlessly with the Widgets menu for simplicity and control. No confusing settings pages or added menu items, just simple core integration.
A Simple Flexible Sidebar Manager Custom Sidebars Includes:
