Lightweight Sidebar Manager vs Widgetize Pages Light (2026)

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

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

4.2(21)

90K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Widgetize Pages Light

Widgetize Pages Light

4.2(32)

3.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
View Widgetize Pages Light

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Lightweight Sidebar Manager has a higher user rating (4.2/5 from 21 reviews) and leads in active installations (90K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Lightweight Sidebar Manager has accumulated 1.1M+ total downloads while Widgetize Pages Light has 258K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.2/5Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light4.2/5
Total Reviews
21Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light32
Active Installs
90K+Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light3.0K+
Total Downloads
1.1M+Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light258K+
Support Resolution
N/ALightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages LightN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoLightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light3 years ago
First Released
2017Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light2012
Age
9 yearsLightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light14 years
WP Requires
4.0+Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light3.0+
PHP Requires
false+Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Lightfalse+
Business Model
FreeLightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages LightFree
Latest Version
2.0.0Lightweight Sidebar Manager
Widgetize Pages Light3.0

Rating Breakdown

Lightweight Sidebar Manager

4.2/5(21 reviews)
5
71%
4
5%
3
10%
2
0%
1
14%

Widgetize Pages Light

4.2/5(32 reviews)
5
78%
4
3%
3
0%
2
0%
1
19%

Recent Reviews

Lightweight Sidebar Manager Reviews

by lucio7

Fantastic plugin, works perfectly, never an issue

Had it for years, always worked perfectly

by twowithink

Very Helpful and Works Nicely

Very helpful plugin and thank you to the developers!!!

by landreiziger

Easy to use, works well

It took jut a few moments to figure out how to use this plugin (just follow the instructions), but then it was very easy. And it allows us to personalize our site to a much greater degree than ever be

Widgetize Pages Light Reviews

by newbiesite

Unsupported plugin for Php 7.4

Looks like the plugin developer has abandoned it as the incompatibility hasn’t been addressed for many weeks. This means that users have to avoid ANY plugins created by OTWthemes

by Dagmar

Unsupported

Doesn’t work propperly with PHP 7.4 and PHP7.3. Plugin author doesn’t answer questions, his last response to suppoprt questions is more than three years ago – seems kind of abonned 🙁 This top

by dmpub

Unsupported, buggy

Promising software, but has fatal bugs and looking at the error messages it seems like there are some simple typos in some of their variable name calls. Unfortunately, the free version of the software

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lightweight Sidebar Manager or Widgetize Pages Light more popular?
Lightweight Sidebar Manager has 90K+ active installations while Widgetize Pages Light has 3.0K+. Lightweight Sidebar Manager is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Lightweight Sidebar Manager or Widgetize Pages Light?
Lightweight Sidebar Manager has a 4.2/5 rating from 21 reviews, while Widgetize Pages Light has a 4.2/5 rating from 32 reviews.
Are Lightweight Sidebar Manager and Widgetize Pages Light free?
Lightweight Sidebar Manager is free and Widgetize Pages Light is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Lightweight Sidebar Manager or Widgetize Pages Light?
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?
Lightweight Sidebar Manager was last updated 4 months ago and Widgetize Pages Light was last updated 3 years ago.

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