Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Healthy: Lightweight Sidebar Manager is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| Nikschavan | 26 Aug 2017 to 2 Apr 2019, 6 commits |
|---|---|
| patilvikasj | 8 Feb 2019 to 18 Sep 2019, 4 commits |
| brainstormworg | 3 Feb 2020 to 24 Aug 2026, 26 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 24 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2020 | Lightweight Sidebar Manager <= 1.1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass | 4.3 | <= 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2025.
| 5 star | 15 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- Website not opening after installation · 1 star · 15 Oct 2023
- Doesn’t work in Graphene · 1 star · 31 Oct 2022
- Not very helpul · 1 star · 16 Jan 2021
Momentum
80,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 466 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 841 |
| 18 May 2026 | 792 |
| 25 May 2026 | 781 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 798 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 782 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 740 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 695 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 674 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 696 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 657 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 729 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 742 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 738 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 739 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 709 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 870 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 698 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 649 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 680 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 720 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 662 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 712 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 597 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 899 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 766 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 146 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brainstorm Force |
| Added | 26 Aug 2017 |
| Last updated | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 80,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | widgets, custom sidebar, sidebar manager, conditional sidebar, custom widget areas |
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Questions
Is Lightweight Sidebar Manager still maintained?
Lightweight Sidebar Manager was last updated on 24 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Lightweight Sidebar Manager safe?
Lightweight Sidebar Manager has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Lightweight Sidebar Manager?
The wordpress.org author is Brainstorm Force. Recent committers: brainstormworg, patilvikasj, Nikschavan, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Lightweight Sidebar 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.