Resizable Sidebar for the Gutenberg Block Editor

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Share 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.

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At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 190 days.

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1. ★★★★★ kwebdesign

   8mo 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.

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2. ★★★★★ melcarthus

   1.6y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ nick6352683

   2.0y 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.

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4. ★★★★★ dromvati

   2.1y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ Wolfram Kläger

   3.1y 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!

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6. ★★★★★ footstepsdesign

   3.8y 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?

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7. ★★★★★ Benny29390

   4.3y ago

   Cool and lightweight plugin, perfect with ACF Blocks, but there is a bug in the current Version. Gutenberg Options stays at 300px.

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8. ★★★★★ fcunhaneto

   4.6y ago

   It was exactly what I needed

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Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 408 days in tier
2. 2025-06-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 668 days in tier
3. 2023-08-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 68 days in tier
4. 2023-06-08 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-06-07 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-06-06 800+ → 900+ up after 60 days in tier
7. 2023-04-07 700+ → 800+ up after 58 days in tier
8. 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).

• SeeMax Resizable Editor Sidebar 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Clean Admin Bar Removal 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
• Customizer UI 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D

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Resizable Sidebar for the Gutenberg Block Editor: 3K+ active installs, 4.6★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/resizable-editor-sidebar