Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin v3.21.3
Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 9, 2026
- Last audited Sep 9, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.1+
- Requires WordPress 5.6+
- Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 71% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 97 Passed
- 20 Warnings
- 8 Failed
27 of 37 checks passed.
56 of 61 checks passed.
7 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
0 of 3 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
1.2 MB
4.0 MB unzipped
Total files
331
across all file types
Lines of PHP
71,254
in 223 files Large
File types
- PHP
- MO
- CSS
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 11 High
- 198 Medium
- 79 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin, Code Quality improved the most (+20). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-34). The codebase grew 1671% in size.
Audited 2.5 → 3.21.3 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
513
downloads
Today
68
downloads
Week over week
0%
vs previous week
Month over month
−1%
vs previous month
Download trend: Steady. Abandonment risk: Moderate.
Version intelligence
29% of installs run an older version
≈ 8.6K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v3.19
- v3.20
- v3.21
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
9 mo ago
Dec 9, 2025
Release cadence
~ every 54 days
average between releases
Total releases
55
since Aug 2011 · 15 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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