Resizable Sidebar for the Gutenberg Block Editor
by Toast Plugins · Login & Users
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
An intuitive solution to make the default WordPress Gutenberg sidebar resizable.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.2K estimated
Momentum
-0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “sidebar” and “gutenberg block editor” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 41.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 4 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 47 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| preferences your tag | #3 | #8 | up 1 |
| sidebar | #8 | #14 | down 1 |
| gutenberg block editor | #13 | #21 | up 2 |
| user interface your tag | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| intuitive | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| sidebar plugin | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| interface | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| gutenberg editor | #24 | #22 | — |
| gutenberg blocks editor | #24 | #23 | down 3 |
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “sidebar” and “gutenberg block editor” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “user interface”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 8 Jan 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 14 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 3K.
At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 123 days.
Install history since 14 Apr 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kwebdesign10mo ago
When using ACF blocks in the sidebar, the default width can make editing difficult when there are a large number of fields. Being able to adjust the width is a huge help.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ melcarthus1.8y ago
Great little plugin but the Ad when resizing is a little to much intrusive. Clients asked if the site was hacked multiple times. Yes, clients are not as tech savvy sometimes. Is there not a better place to advertise your other plugins? This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by melcarthus.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick63526832.2y ago
The most important thing for me is that it works with WP 6.6, as another plugin solution that I had, stopped working with v6.6. So thank you very much for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dromvati2.2y ago
After developing for many years with gutenberg/blocks I can confidently say: This is easily one of the most missing basic features for authoring experience. Shame this isn’t part of the core and kudos to the author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wolfram Kläger3.3y ago
OMG. How could Gutenberg have been released, ever, without this simple, little feature?! WordPress should pay millions to integrate this plugin in the next release! Seriously. Took me years to understand the “logic” of how to move Gutenberg metaboxes from below the content to the right, into the sidebar. And back. Together with this little plugin, the Resizable Editor Sidebar, this semi-ugly UX of Gutenberg begins to shine. Finally. Thank you ever so much for all the efforts! As of today, only 900 downloads. Unbelievable. Should easily grow to 9.000, 90.000, 900.000, 9.000.000. Let’s spread the word!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ footstepsdesign4.0y ago
I have ACF fields in the sidebar and a wider bar accommodates them much better, thanks 🙂 I’m OK with the ad when you resize, but have you thought about an add free paid version?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Benny293904.4y ago
Cool and lightweight plugin, perfect with ACF Blocks, but there is a bug in the current Version. Gutenberg Options stays at 300px.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fcunhaneto4.8y ago
It was exactly what I needed
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "An intuitive solution to make the default WordPress Gutenberg sidebar resizable."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 278 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "user interface" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 408 days in tier
- 2025-06-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 668 days in tier
- 2023-08-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2023-06-08 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-07 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-06 800+ → 900+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 700+ → 800+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2023-02-08 600+ → 700+ up after 62 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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SeeMax Resizable Editor Sidebar 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Meta Box Resizing 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag - C Clean Admin Bar Removal 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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Customizer UI 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D - B Button It Up 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
- A Admin Taxonomy Autocomplete 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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