# Lightweight Sidebar Manager

> Create new sidebar areas and display them conditionally on certain pages. Works with all themes.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `sidebar-manager`
- Author: Brainstorm Force
- Version: 2.0.0
- Active installs: 70,000+
- Last update: 2026-08-24 (3 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.0, PHP any
- Tags: conditional sidebar, custom sidebar, custom widget areas, sidebar manager, widgets
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-manager/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 3 months ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

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## Known vulnerabilities

- 2020-09-16 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass (up to 1.1.4). CVE-2020-36747, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/844c5012-f823-46ae-8de2-e2803b7cd063?source=api-prod

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