Sidebar Shortcode
Add sidebars to WordPress posts and pages using shortcodes with a sidebar Name or ID.
5(3 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Sidebar Shortcode is a WordPress sidebar plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 18% this week. Top alternative: Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar….
5/53 reviews
1.0K+active installs
8.5K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Features:
- Add sidebars to WP Posts and Pages with shortcodes using a sidebar Name or sidebar ID.
- Add one or more optional custom classes to match your theme styles or custom CSS styles.
How to Use:
Method 1 – (Recommended Use: Add a sidebar using a sidebar Name.)
A sidebar Name can be found in the Appearance > Widgets section of your WordPress Admin Area.
Example uses:
[sidebar name="your-sidebar-name"][sidebar name="your-sidebar-name" class="custom-class"][sidebar name="your-sidebar-name" class="custom-class-1 custom-class-2 custom-class-3"]
Method 2 – (Advanced WP Users: Add a sidebar using a sidebar ID.)
A sidebar ID can be found in your theme’s register_sidebar functions, usually in the theme’s functions.php file.
Example uses:
[sidebar id="your-sideb…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Works Great!
by April·2 years ago
This works really great! Exactly what I needed. Could you please make this for Blog Posts too? I just want to pull my blog posts, exactly as they are created, on to a “page”. Thanks for creating the sidebar shortcode!
Works wonderful
by Marlimant·6 years ago
It’s working!
by Denis Creative·7 years ago
Very good and simple plugin!
Download Trends
Today: 1Yesterday: 5This week: 26Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
Contributors
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