by Mike Jolley 4.5 (78 reviews)

Sidebar Login

Name: Sidebar Login
Rating: 4.5 (78 reviews)
Author: Mike Jolley

Easily add an ajax-enhanced login widget to your WordPress site sidebar.

Sidebar Login ranks #2,196 among WordPress.org plugins with 9,000+ active installations, is #87 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4.5/5 rating from 78 reviews, and was last updated Oct 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v3.1.0 Current Version v3.1.0

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 12 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#87 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads -37.4% this week Actively maintained

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#2,196

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Active Installs

9K+

-8.4%

KW Avg Position

50.2

0.2 better

Downloads

1.1M

+12 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (78 reviews)

Next Milestone 10K

Total Progress 81.9%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

78 reviews

Overall 90%

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4 (5%)

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.1.0
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Mike Jolley

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 78
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a login form available in their sidebar. It solves the need to let users log in without leaving the current page, redirecting them back to where they logged in from instead of the admin panel.