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Stag Custom Sidebars

Create custom dynamic sidebars and use anywhere with shortcodes.

By Ram Ratan Maurya·Codestag·Free
5(7 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, Stag Custom Sidebars is a WordPress codestag plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 68K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 24% this week.

5/57 reviews
2.0K+active installs
68K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

This plugin adds a button to widgets area to create a new sidebar area which you can later use just about anywhere.

Usage

To display the sidebar with shortcode you can use [stag_sidebar id="custom-sidebar"] where id is the id of the sidebar that appears in the description area of the respective widget area. You can also pass an additional parameter class in shortcode to add class to the widget area wrapper on frontend.

Import/Export

We have added compatibility with Widget Importer & Exporter, which gives you the freedom to import and export custom widget areas when moving widgets from one site to another or backing up the widgets.

If you’d like to check out the code and contribute, join us on GitHub. Pull requests, issues, and plugin recommendations are more than welcome!

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Ratings & Reviews

57 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Thank you
by Betty_·9 years ago

Un plugin molto utile e semplicissimo da usare.
Grazie per il grande lavoro!

Very easy to use
by thewiseass·10 years ago

Easy to use and it works well with a floating widget plugin that I needed as well. Solved a “sticky” problem. Good job!

The most simple way to add sidebars (new widget areas)
by Noahj·10 years ago

The way this is implemented it should be part of the core and maybe just offer a way for devs to remove it for their themes.

Anyhow this is ideal. Just simple and effective with the option to shortcode the sidebars into actual content layouts.

good
by nga1105·11 years ago

good

Great Plugin!
by Darren Cooney·12 years ago·1 reply

Plugin works just as expected, so thank you!!
This functionality should really be core.
I’ll be bundling this up with TGM Activation Class for commercial releases!

Download Trends

Today: 3Yesterday: 3This week: 22Period total: 1K

Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.6.17
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.2
95.6%
Other
4.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.1 – January 26, 2021

  • Ensure compatibility with WordPress 5.6
  • Other minor improvements
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

CodestagCodestagRam Ratan MauryaRam Ratan Maurya
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.1
Last Updated
Feb 1, 2021
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
5.6.17
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
2.0K+
Downloads
68K+
Added
Oct 23, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

codestagsidebarsshortcodesmauryaratancustom sidebars

Developer

R
Ram Ratan Maurya
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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