ACF: Sidebar Selector

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Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, and the most recent check confirms it still works on current WordPress and ACF versions, with one lone data-loss complaint that other users dispute.

1. ★★★★★ dekket

   6.8y ago

   I’ve recently tested this on WP 5.3 and ACF v5.8.6 and it works as expected.

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2. ★★★★★ andiszek

   9.6y ago

   The Plugin works as advertised, and it does the job extremely well. thank you for developing it!

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3. ★★★★★ pootato

   10.9y ago

   Plugin works perfectly, big thanks to the developer! Ignore the lunatic “feeling4design”, this plugin does NOT delete anything. Man I’d hate to install anything designed by that amateur. *cough* http://codecanyon.net/user/feeling4design *cough*

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4. ★★★★★ sunflowertheme

   12.0y ago

   Thanks for great plugin, just note that you miss add global $wp_registered_sidebars; for render_field on v5. Thanks!

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5. ★★★★★ feeling4design

   12.0y ago

   I LOST ALL MY THEME FILES BECAUSE OF THIS SHITTY PLUGIN. I RECOMMEND TO SKIP THIS ONE TO AVOID LOSING ALL YOUR FILES. YOU ARE WARNED. I WAS JUST FINISHING AFTER 3 DAYS WORK OF PROGRAMMING. INSTALLED THIS, AND ALL MY FILES GONE, NOT EVEN IN THE RECYCLE BIN!!!! AUTHOR, PLEASE STOP CREATING PLUGINS THANK YOU!!!!!

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6. ★★★★★ zaklik

   12.4y ago

   This is just what I was looking for!!!

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7. ★★★★★ Leonardo Giacone

   12.4y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-02 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-06-01 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-31 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-05-29 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
5. 2026-05-22 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-05-20 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-05-18 900+ → 800+ down after 4 days in tier
8. 2026-05-14 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• CubeWP Framework 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Ajax Load More for Advanced Custom Fields 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Advanced Custom Fields: Restrict Color Picker Options 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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ACF: Sidebar Selector: 800+ active installs, 4.3★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/acf-sidebar-selector-field