Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen

54 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With roughly 1,000 active installs, the plugin has a modest but real audience, reflecting its narrow scope to a single theme rather than broad appeal.

Update Freshness

10/25

The plugin was updated recently in May 2025 and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, though its low install count and minimal feature surface mean there is little maintenance burden to begin with.

User Rating

11/15

A 76 out of 100 from 12 ratings is a positive signal, but the small sample size limits how much weight that score should carry.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads and a 0 percent resolution rate suggest the plugin either rarely causes problems or that users are not engaging with the support channel, which makes true support quality hard to judge.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Compatibility scores well, requiring only WordPress 4.7 and PHP 5.6, which means it will run on virtually any modern WordPress installation.

Scores higher than 5% of indexed plugins

About

Add a page sidebar when using the Twenty Seventeen theme

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★½ 3.8/5

Last Updated 2025-05-13 2:03am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.7+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Requires PHP 5.6+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Page Sidebar for Twenty Seventeen adds a sidebar widget area to the Twenty Seventeen theme, which ships without one in its default configuration. It registers a widget zone and hooks it into the theme so site owners can drop standard widgets into pages that otherwise render as single-column layouts. The plugin is narrowly scoped and does one thing.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for site owners who are committed to the default Twenty Seventeen theme but want a traditional sidebar for ads, navigation menus, or contact widgets on pages. Small business sites and bloggers running this specific theme who need a sidebar without switching themes will get the most value here. If you are not using Twenty Seventeen, this plugin has no effect on your site.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone not using the Twenty Seventeen theme should skip this plugin, as it does nothing outside that theme. Users comfortable editing a child theme or using a full customization plugin like Options for Twenty Seventeen will not need a single-purpose tool for this.

The Bottom Line

This plugin does one specific job and does it with recent updates and broad compatibility, earning an overall quality score of 57.31 out of 100. Its limited scope and tiny user base keep it from scoring higher, but for Twenty Seventeen users who want a sidebar without touching code, it is a reasonable option. If your needs extend beyond a sidebar, a more general Twenty Seventeen customization plugin will serve you better.

Related Plugins

Options for Twenty Seventeen 80/100

Pick this if you want broader Twenty Seventeen customization controls beyond just adding a sidebar, including layout, header, and color options.

Remove "Powered by WordPress" 80/100

Pick this for the unrelated but commonly paired task of cleaning up the Twenty Seventeen credit footer, rather than for sidebar functionality.