Ocean Custom Sidebar
by oceanwp · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 540K+ installs across the portfolio →
Generates an unlimited number of sidebars and place them on any page you wish. Go to Theme Panel > Sidebars to create your custom sidebars.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom” for “oceanwp”. “custom” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “oceanwp” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 843.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| sidebar your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| custom sidebars your tag | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| custom sidebar | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| personalize your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| dynamic sidebar | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| sidebars your tag | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| ocean | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| sidebar plugin | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| wp sidebar | #3 | #8 | up 1 |
| create sidebar | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| oceanwp | #6 | #11 | down 2 |
| page sidebar | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| wordpress sidebar | #5 | #13 | — |
| wish | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| unlimited sidebars | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| create sidebars | #7 | #14 | down 1 |
| wordpress sidebars | #8 | #21 | — |
| custom theme | #24 | #22 | — |
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “custom” for “oceanwp”. “custom” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “oceanwp” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 22K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 18 Aug 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 3.1 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.
Install history since 1 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rafabr871.9y ago
Hello everything is fine?I’m not able to place the sidebar on “attachment” media pages. What can I do?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ habeab7.3y ago
An amazing theme and another amazing plugin !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ airguy8.6y ago
An amazing theme and another amazing plugin !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pakunyil8.7y ago
Doesn’t work when I installed Ocean Extra Plugin This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by pakunyil.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Verdi Heinz9.5y ago
This little free plugin allowed me to easily add any Elementor Library Item to any menu in any area. Show video’s, products, forms anything you like in your menu’s of sidebars. Really, REALLY useful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dollhousedigital9.6y ago
This lightweight plugin is fantastic – stops me making a mess inside functions.php and enables me to control my custom sidebars with complete ease.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Kirkpatrick9.6y ago
Great plugin and support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ groovyhippie9.6y ago
I use this all the time together with OceanWP theme. Works really well and you can have multiple sidebars that can be used in different pages/posts.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.5 Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number. 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number. 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number. 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number. 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Added: Compatibility: PHP 8.2.6: Creation of dynamic property Ocean_Custom_Sidebar::$plugin_path and Ocean_Custom_Sidebar::$plugin_url is deprecated. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Updated: Version numbers for compatibility. 1.1.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 4 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Generates an unlimited number of sidebars and place them on any page you wish. Go to Theme Panel > Sidebars..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 195 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "personalize" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1126 days in tier
- 2023-06-10 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1165 days in tier
- 2020-04-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 114 days in tier
- 2019-12-09 10K+ → 30K+ up after 434 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 8K+ → 10K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2018-08-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2018-07-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 56 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).
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Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Page Sidebars 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Stag Custom Sidebars 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - M Multiple Sidebars 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Privilege Widget 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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