Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin
Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!
4.9(724 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Content Aware Sidebars is a WordPress widget plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 724 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
4.9/5724 reviews
30K+active installs
1.6M+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Content Aware Sidebars is the #1 WordPress Sidebar Plugin
You can optimize conversion rates, boost on-site SEO, upsell products, and much more by displaying different widget areas on different conditions.
Create tailored widget areas in seconds. No widget logic coding required.
Show or Hide Widgets on Any Page (Yes, any)
Replace your theme sidebars on different conditions, or insert widget areas with shortcodes. The following Display Conditions are available out of the box:
- Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types
- Content with Tags, Categories, or Custom Taxonomies
- Content written by select Authors
- Page Templates
- Blog Page & Post Type Archives
- Author Archives
- Taxonomy Archives
- Front Page, Search Results, 404 Not Found Page
- bbPress Profiles, Forums & Topics
- BuddyPress Profile Sections …
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Ratings & Reviews
4.9724 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Helpful to a Newbie – Exactly What I Needed—And Easy to Use
by jvbbb·8 months ago
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 lets me assign different widgets to different pages without fussing with code or complex logic. It works beautifully with WordPress block themes and saved me a ton of time. Definitely deserves five stars—clean, reliable, and does exactly what it promises.
Big thanks to the devs. This one’s a gem.
Great
by Ibptech·9 months ago
Very helpful
Wohooo, very helpful
by fraukoenig·1 year ago
This is what I’ve been looking for and it upgrades my groups on my BuddyBoss platform.
love this plugin!
by Nate Angell·1 year ago
Content Aware Sidebars is a fantastic plugin: Does exactly what you want it to with a well-designed administrative experience. Five stars! No notes!
thank you!
by brabantia·1 year ago
perfect for my sidebar, thank you!
Download Trends
Today: 91Yesterday: 116This week: 747Period total: 90K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.1+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.21
68.0%
Other
20.1%
v3.19
6.7%
v3.20
5.3%
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