Meet Content Aware Sidebars
Is Custom Sidebars slowing down your site?
Content Aware Sidebars is built to scale and excels in performance no matter how big your site is, or how many sidebars and widget areas you create.
Tired of the limitations in Custom Sidebars?
Content Aware Sidebars is praised by users for its unparalleled sidebar visibility options. Create tailored widget areas for literally any page without coding.
The Custom Sidebars plugin has been officially retired by WPMU DEV and will no longer receive feature updates.
Content Aware Sidebars is actively maintained and ready for the future of WordPress.
Create a custom sidebar or widget area for any page in 60 Seconds or less.
No matter what plan you choose, Content Aware Sidebars is packed with features and is the best alternative to Custom Sidebars by WPMU DEV!
| Full Feature Breakdown | CAS Pro | CAS Free | Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add Unlimited Widget Areas | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Add Unlimited Display Conditions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Replace, merge, or hide any Theme Sidebar | Yes | Yes | Replace only |
| Create & add sidebars on post edit | Yes | Yes | Add only |
| Enhanced Widget Manager & 1-click Activation | Yes | Yes | Sidebar filters only |
| Custom Markup & CSS Classes | Yes | Yes | Widgets only |
| No coding required | Yes | Yes | Custom Post Types might need extra code |
| Widget Area Shortcode | Yes | Yes | No |
| Optimized For Large Sites | Yes | Yes | No |
| Customizer Support | Yes | Yes | No |
| Built-in Support For Popular Plugins | Yes | Yes | No |
| Activation & Deactivation Schedule | Yes | Yes | No |
| Time & Weekday Schedule | Yes | No | No |
| Sticky Sidebars | Yes | No | No |
| Insert Sidebar as Widget | Yes | No | No |
| Automatic Widgets Backup | Yes | No | No |
| Widget Cleaner | Yes | No | No |
| Duplicate Widget Areas | Yes | No | No |
| Widget Area Designer & Columns | Yes | No | No |
| Infuse Widget Areas into Theme Hooks | Yes | No | No |
| Insert Areas After Paragraphs | Yes | No | No |
| Display Conditions | CAS Pro | CAS Free | Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Search Results | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 404 Not Found Page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Page Templates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blog Page & Post Type Archives | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Author Archives | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types | Yes | Yes | Custom Post Types might need extra code |
| Content with Tag, Category, or Custom Taxonomy | Yes | Yes | Individual categories only |
| Taxonomy Archives | Yes | Yes | Individual categories only |
| bbPress Profiles, Forums & Topics | Yes | Yes | Forums & Topics only, might need extra code |
| Content written by Author | Yes | Yes | No |
| BuddyPress Profile Sections | Yes | Yes | No |
| Languages | Yes | Yes | No |
| Pods Pages | Yes | Yes | No |
| Any Combination Of Conditions | Yes | Yes | No |
| Date Archives | Yes | No | All Date Archives only |
| Posts from any day, month, year | Yes | No | No |
| URLs + wildcards | Yes | No | No |
| Referrer URLs + wildcards | Yes | No | No |
| BuddyPress Group Pages | Yes | No | No |
| Advanced Custom Fields data | Yes | No | No |
| User Visibililty | CAS Pro | CAS Free | Custom Sidebars |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Users | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Logged-in Users | Yes | Yes | Individual widgets only |
| Restrict User Access Levels | Yes | Yes | No |
| Guests | Yes | No | Individual widgets only |
| WordPress Roles | Yes | No | Individual widgets only |
| Author of Content | Yes | No | No |
| BuddyPress Groups | Yes | No | No |