Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… vs Simple Page Sidebars (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…

Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…

4.9(724)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
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Simple Page Sidebars

Simple Page Sidebars

4.9(54)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 724 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… has accumulated 1.6M+ total downloads while Simple Page Sidebars has 457K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars4.9/5
Total Reviews
724Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars54
Active Installs
30K+Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars20K+
Total Downloads
1.6M+Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars457K+
Support Resolution
N/AContent Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page SidebarsN/A
Last Updated
3 months agoContent Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars1 year ago
First Released
2011Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars2011
Age
15 yearsContent Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars15 years
WP Requires
5.6+Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars4.9+
PHP Requires
7.1+Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebarsfalse+
Business Model
FreeContent Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page SidebarsFree
Latest Version
3.21.3Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…
Simple Page Sidebars1.2.1

Rating Breakdown

Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget…

4.9/5(724 reviews)
5
95%
4
2%
3
0%
2
1%
1
2%

Simple Page Sidebars

4.9/5(54 reviews)
5
94%
4
0%
3
4%
2
0%
1
2%

Recent Reviews

Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… Reviews

by jvbbb

Helpful to a Newbie – Exactly What I Needed—And Easy to Use

This plugin let’s me do everything that’s in my imagination. This plugin made it insanely easy to control which sidebars show up where. I’m running a multi-section blog, and Content Aware Sidebars let

by Ibptech

Great

Very helpful

by fraukoenig

Wohooo, very helpful

This is what I’ve been looking for and it upgrades my groups on my BuddyBoss platform.

Simple Page Sidebars Reviews

by twowithink

Excellent and Very Helpful

Excellent and very helpful plugin when you need to quickly create and manage additional sidebars for your pages. Thank you!

by nevertrump

Broken after 5.5.3 – Updated

Update: Wrote to the developer, he answered quickly. The issue we are seeing appears not to be with Simple Page Sidebars but rather with WordPress 5.6 Core instead. See the ticket where others are h

by messanoir

Just an update for anyone using this

Just wanted to say, that even though the developer is super busy and may not have updated the plugin version specifically for latest WP version, it still works flawlessly. This is a great example of

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… or Simple Page Sidebars more popular?
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… has 30K+ active installations while Simple Page Sidebars has 20K+. Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… or Simple Page Sidebars?
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… has a 4.9/5 rating from 724 reviews, while Simple Page Sidebars has a 4.9/5 rating from 54 reviews.
Are Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… and Simple Page Sidebars free?
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… is free and Simple Page Sidebars is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… or Simple Page Sidebars?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget… was last updated 3 months ago and Simple Page Sidebars was last updated 1 year ago.

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