Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin vs Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

Content Aware Sidebars is the #1 WordPress Sidebar Plugin You can optimize conversion rates, boost on-site SEO, upsell products, and much more by displaying different widget areas on different conditions. Create tailored widget areas in seconds. No widget logic coding required. Show or Hide Widgets on Any Page (Yes, any) Replace your theme sidebars on different conditions, or insert widget areas with shortcodes. The following Display Conditions are available out of the box: Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types Content with Tags, Categories, or Custom Taxonomies Content written by select Authors Page Templates Blog Page & Post Type Archives Author Archives Taxonomy Archives Front Page, Search Results, 404 Not Found Page bbPress Profiles, Forums & Topics BuddyPress Profile Sections Languages (Polylang, qTranslate X, TranslatePress, Transposh, Weglot, WPML) Pods Pages You can even combine conditions in any way you like! E.g. target all posts in a select category and written by a specific author. Add Unlimited Sidebars & Widget Areas Create a post sidebar, a page sidebar, a category sidebar, or any custom sidebar you need – no coding required. CAS will never slow down your site, even if you create a lot of custom sidebars and conditions. Sidebars – Quick Select© lets you add or select widget areas directly when editing a post or page. Schedule & Disable Custom Sidebars In the All-in-one Sidebar Manager you just pick a start and end date for when widget areas should be displayed, and CAS will take care of the rest. 1-Click Sidebar Activation© lets you activate or deactivate widget areas instantly. The Most User-friendly Widget Manager When adding new widgets to sidebars, Live Search will find widgets instantly, and the smart split-screen makes it a joy to manage a lot of widgets and sidebars. The Enhanced Widget Manager adds the signature turquoise line to easily identify custom sidebars. Sidebar Plugin Integrations & Support CAS autodetects Custom Post Types and Taxonomies created by any plugin or theme. Built-in support for some of the most popular WordPress plugins means that you e.g. can create WooCommerce sidebars for select products or BuddyPress sidebars for your members. bbPress BuddyPress / BuddyBoss Easy Digital Downloads qTranslate X Pods Polylang TranslatePress Transposh Translation Filter WooCommerce Weglot WPML Customize Your Widget Areas Your Way Without writing any code, you can modify the HTML and CSS classes of widget areas, widgets, and widget titles. You get full control over the look and feel of your sidebars and widget areas, no matter what theme you use. Sidebar Visibility lets you elegantly hide any widget area for logged-out users. Complete control over your WordPress widget areas Upgrade to Content Aware Sidebars Pro and get these additional powerful features: Totem – Smart Floating Button Like the button you may have seen by Intercom or Helpscout, only this is for all your widgets Sticky Sidebars & Widget Areas Make any sidebar or widget area sticky without hurting site performance. No jQuery and no bloat Widget Areas after Paragraphs Display a widget area after a specific number or percentage of paragraphs in your content Even More Display Conditions Advanced Custom Fields data Meta Box data URLs + wildcards Referrer URLs Date Archives & Content by publish date BuddyPress Groups Random Widget Area Designer Add responsive widget columns and edit colors, backgrounds, paddings, etc. Widget Areas in Theme Hooks Intelligently infuse new widget areas into your theme without coding Automatic Widgets Backup Easily restore any changed or deleted widgets Widget Cleaner Save memory and remove clutter by disabling and removing unused widgets Extended User Visibility Show or hide widget areas for User Roles, BuddyPress Groups, and more Time & Weekday Schedule Display widget areas only in select time ranges on given days Container Widget Turn widget areas into reusable blocks and show the same widgets in different places Duplicate Widget Areas A real time-saver when adding new similar widget areas and so much more… Upgrade at anytime instantly and securely from your website’s Admin Dashboard. More Information Documentation GitHub Twitter

Build instant trust with visitors by showing your real Google reviews and star rating right on your WordPress site. Setup takes less than a minute — no coding, no API key required for the first 10 reviews. There are no limits on how many Google business locations you can connect, and you can create as many widgets or shortcodes as needed to place reviews across your site. The plugin is easy to use and helps build trust with your visitors by displaying real Google reviews and your overall rating. It’s already trusted by over a thousand WordPress users who use it daily to show their best customer feedback. Want to see how it works? Watch the short demo below to see how quickly you can get started – or simply try it in the Live Preview. ⚡ Plugin highlights No limits on created widgets or shortcodes Show up to 10 Google reviews on initial setup Connect multiple Google business places Fully GDPR-compliant — no external requests, all data loads from your own website Automatically updates reviews and ratings (when using your own API key) Option to hide reviews without text Responsive layouts: Slider, Grid, List, and Rating ‘review us on Google‘ button to collect new reviews Choose which reviews to display or hide Display reviews using shortcode, widget, block, or page builders (Elementor, Gutenberg, etc.) Upload a custom business photo Trim long reviews with a “read more” link Pagination support for List and Grid layouts Optimized for performance: small CSS/JS files and lazy loading UI options to customize star, text, rating, and review colors Additional styling with your own CSS Supports multiple languages Works with dark themes ⭐ Live demo Support If you have any questions or need help using the plugin, we recommend the following steps: Check the plugin’s support page in your WordPress admin under “Google Reviews / Support”. Visit the Support Forum to browse existing topics or ask a new question. Email support in English is also available on weekdays: [email protected] Roadmap New feature: minimal rating layout (rating, stars and total reviews) New feature: possibility to hide (or delete) the connected place to exclude from Overview page Improve: adapt review connection modal for mobile devices Improve: New option Style Options / Review photos max lines