Sidebar Login

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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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1. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 17709229

   3.8y ago

   Easy to implement. Some minor custom css work done and voila great result. I like that the widget does not log something. It seems fully GDPR compliant. Great Job! BR Peter This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Anonymous User 17709229. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Anonymous User 17709229. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Anonymous User 17709229. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Anonymous User 17709229.

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2. ★★★★★ javigandia

   4.5y ago

   Me ha ahorrado mucho tiempo. Muchas gracias funciona perfectamente con mi tema y con la última versión de WordPress.

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3. ★★★★★ AITpro

   5.5y ago

   Great job! Love it when it only takes me a couple of minutes to setup and test a new plugin. Documentation is clear and simple to understand. Hooks Yeah! Will be hooking my plugin’s CAPTCHA feature into your plugin. Awesome work!

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 15932932

   5.5y ago

   thanks 🙂 super plugin

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5. ★★★★★ whartung

   5.6y ago

   I really need this to use a reCaptcha, to filter out robots. I love this sidebar login, it’s so easy to use. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by whartung.

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6. ★★★★★ Knud

   6.7y ago

   Please update… I just have this: Warning: sizeof() [function.sizeof]: Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /var/www/railworks.dk/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sidebar-login/includes/class-sidebar-login-widget.php on line 213

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7. ★★★★★ Jim

   8.7y ago

   It may be 2 years since the last update, but as far as I can see it doesn’t need one. This is very easy to set up and does everything I want it to, and how I want it. I first tried “Login Widget with Shortcode” but couldn’t make sense of it. This one required no customization, just drag it into the sidebar and click a few buttons. And be the way, I tried entering a nonexistent user, which the previous reviewer said would freeze it. It gave the appropriate error message and kept on chugging. Love it!

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8. ★★★★★ gegoencz

   8.8y ago

   Thanks for the plugin. Unfortunatelly it seems to be abandoned. No update since 2 years. BUG fix please: if trying to login with a non existing email address the plugin freezes… This is why 5/3.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.0.1 Fix – Fix rendering of additional links when using non-latin characters in the link text. 3.0.1
2. — Version 3.0.0 Refactor – Rewritten majority of plugin using more up to date standards and namespaces. Refactor – Cleaned up the widget settings form to make functionality clearer. Refactor – Removed email->username conversion since th 3.0.0
3. — Version 2.7.3 Tweak – %avatar% placeholder. Tweak – Removed translations due to WordPress.org language packs. Tweak – sidebar_login_widget_wp_login_form filter. Fix – Removed force_ssl_login which is deprecated in 4.4 in favour of for 2.7.3
4. — Version 2.7.2 Feature – Added firstname, lastname, name tags. Fix – PHP4 widget contructors (https://gist.github.com/chriscct7/d7d077afb01011b1839d). Fix – Missing strings in localisation. Fix – Change email to username during wp_auth 2.7.2
5. — Version 2.7.1 Make rememberme show by default, without a widget save. 2.7.1
6. — Version 2.7.0 Renamed textdomain from sidebar_login to sidebar-login. Moved translations to Transifex. Added Grunt. Removed deprecated sidebarlogin function. Option to show/hide the rememberme checkbox. Allow login using an email addr 2.7.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1

Translated into 68 languages, 10 at 90% or more

Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-02 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1135 days in tier
2. 2023-06-24 20K+ → 10K+ down

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).

• Login Widget With Shortcode 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B
• L Login-Logout 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D

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Sidebar Login: 9K+ active installs, 4.5★ (78 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sidebar-login