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Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager

by WebFactory · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
jdailey10 May 2016 to 9 Apr 2020, 25 commits
iworks29 Aug 2016 to 29 Mar 2019, 140 commits
rickjc8919 Nov 2020 to 19 Nov 2020, 1 commits
vanyukov7 Dec 2020 to 7 Dec 2020, 1 commits
WebFactory13 Jan 2021 to 16 Aug 2026, 33 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
4 Oct 2017Custom Sidebars <= 3.0.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 3.0.93.1.01
29 Jun 2017Custom Sidebars <= 3.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 3.0.83.0.8.11
11 Jan 2015Custom Sidebars < 2.1.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting6.1< 2.1.0.22.1.0.2n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager
Q4 20241.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2024 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star903
4 star52
3 star10
2 star14
1 star49
Latest low reviews

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager
4 May 2026639
11 May 20261,288
18 May 20261,237
25 May 20261,238
1 Jun 20261,100
8 Jun 20261,085
15 Jun 20261,059
22 Jun 20261,025
29 Jun 2026991
6 Jul 20261,018
13 Jul 2026966
20 Jul 20261,097
27 Jul 20261,161
3 Aug 20261,106
10 Aug 20261,108
17 Aug 20261,127
24 Aug 20261,168
31 Aug 20261,066
7 Sep 20261,058
14 Sep 20261,214
21 Sep 20261,226
28 Sep 20261,078
5 Oct 20261,384
12 Oct 20261,085
19 Oct 20261,956
26 Oct 20261,625
2 Nov 2026233

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version3.38
AuthorWebFactory
Added23 Aug 2010
Last updated16 Aug 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagswidget, sidebar, custom sidebar, classic widgets, dynamic widgets

Other plugins by this author: Maintenance, Under Construction, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager, WP Reset, Advanced Google reCAPTCHA, Minimal Coming Soon - Coming Soon Page, Captcha Code, Login Lockdown & Protection, Simple Author Box, Sticky Menu & Sticky Header, External Links - nofollow, noopener & new window, Email Log

Questions

Is Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager still maintained?

Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager was last updated on 16 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager safe?

Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager?

The wordpress.org author is WebFactory. Recent committers: WebFactory, vanyukov, rickjc89, jdailey, iworks. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.

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