Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… vs Widgetize Pages Light (2026)

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

Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…

Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…

4.7(1,028)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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VS
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, Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 1,028 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… has accumulated 5.2M+ total downloads while Widgetize Pages Light has 258K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light4.2/5
Total Reviews
1,028Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light32
Active Installs
100K+Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light3.0K+
Total Downloads
5.2M+Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light258K+
Support Resolution
100%Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages LightN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoCustom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light3 years ago
First Released
2010Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light2012
Age
16 yearsCustom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light14 years
WP Requires
4.6+Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light3.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Lightfalse+
Business Model
FreeCustom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages LightFree
Latest Version
3.38Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…
Widgetize Pages Light3.0

Rating Breakdown

Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar…

4.7/5(1,028 reviews)
5
88%
4
5%
3
1%
2
1%
1
5%

Widgetize Pages Light

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

Recent Reviews

Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… Reviews

by hurtadodoo

Perfect plugin

Sticky panel plugin is perfect. It keeps my CTA visible without breaking the layout, even on long pages.

by ws24

Works OK

I have indiv. widgets for indiv. pages, setting this up works OK with this plugin. Also together with Polylang for different languages. One remark: the ads in the Widgets overview are a bit too large…

by rivmanbx

Broke the site.

Installing and activating “this” plugin, add a layer of blur canvas on whole admin pages (all pages). We can’t click on anything. The plugin can be disabled from dashboard, the only way to regain cont

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 Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… or Widgetize Pages Light more popular?
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… has 100K+ active installations while Widgetize Pages Light has 3.0K+. Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… or Widgetize Pages Light?
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… has a 4.7/5 rating from 1,028 reviews, while Widgetize Pages Light has a 4.2/5 rating from 32 reviews.
Are Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… and Widgetize Pages Light free?
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… is free and Widgetize Pages Light is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… 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?
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar… was last updated 4 months ago and Widgetize Pages Light was last updated 3 years ago.

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