by srumery 4.8 (22 reviews)

Simple Side Tab

Name: Simple Side Tab
Rating: 4.8 (22 reviews)
Author: srumery

Display a side tab that you can easily link to any page. Customize the tab text, font and colors. It's that simple. That's Simple Side Tab.

Simple Side Tab ranks #2,161 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #251 of 8,548 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 22 reviews, and was last updated Jul 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v2.2.3 Current Version v2.2.3

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 12 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#251 of 8,548 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -31.2% this week

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Rank

#2,161

-2 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-6.3%

KW Avg Position

29.2

0.6 worse

Downloads

223.5K

+28 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (22 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 7.6%

10K+ 20K+

740

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

22 reviews

Overall 96%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Dec 7, 2024

Simple Side Tab [simple-side-tab] < 2.2.0

CVE-2024-11183 · Fixed in v2.2.0
Nov 16, 2024

Simple Side Tab [simple-side-tab] < 2.2.0

CVE-2024-10551 · Fixed in v2.2.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.3
Last Updated: Jul 12, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: srumery

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 22
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Simple Side Tab is for website owners who want to promote a specific page, such as a conversion or landing page, to visitors. It adds a customizable vertical tab to the side of the browser window that links to any page and stays visible as visitors scroll.

Adds vertical tab to browser side
Customizable tab text
7 standard screen fonts
Link tab to any URL
Assign tab to left or right
Adjust vertical position
Unlimited colors for tab elements
Filter to toggle tab display

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple Side Tab

No. The tab is built with CSS. That way, you can customize the tab text, fonts and colors very easily.

Yes. Now it works on both sides.

No. We want to keep it simple so we are only supporting one tab. More than one tab would complicate this plugin quite a bit. Besides, two tabs doesn't look that great on mobile. If you need more than one tab, this plugin is not for you.

Use the rum_sst_plugin_display_tab filter to conditionally hide the tab on specific pages. Visit Code Snippets: Display Tab Filter for code examples.

Use the rum_sst_plugin_text_for_tab filter to modify the output of the tab. Visit Code Snippets: Tab Text Filter for code examples.

Use the rum_sst_plugin_class_for_tab filter to modify the output of the tab CSS classes. Visit Code Snippets: Tab Class Filter for code examples.