Lightweight Widget Area Plugin – Content Aware Sidebars

CAS is the Fastest and Most Powerful WordPress Sidebar Plugin yet. Create tailored widget areas in seconds.

You can optimize conversion rates, boost on-site SEO, upsell products, and much more by displaying different widget areas on different conditions.

If your website is big or in growth, CAS is the ideal solution for you.

Show or Hide Widgets on Any Page (Yes, any)

Replace your theme sidebars on different conditions, or insert widget areas with shortcodes. The following Display Conditions are available out of the box:

• Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types
• Content with Tags, Categories, or Custom Taxonomies
• Content written by select Authors
• Page Templates
• Blog Page & Post Type Archives
• Author Archives
• Taxonomy Archives
• Front Page, Search Results, 404 Not Found Page
• bbPress Profiles, Forums & Topics
• BuddyPress Profile Sections
• Languages (Polylang, qTranslate X, TranslatePress, Transposh, Weglot, WPML)
• Pods Pages

You can even combine conditions in any way you like! E.g. target all posts in a select category and written by a specific author.

Add Unlimited Sidebars & Widget Areas

Create a post sidebar, a page sidebar, a category sidebar, or any custom sidebar you need – no coding required. CAS will never slow down your site, even if you create a lot of custom sidebars and conditions.

Sidebars – Quick Select© lets you add or select widget areas directly when editing a post or page.

Schedule & Disable Custom Sidebars

In the All-in-one Sidebar Manager you just pick a start and end date for when widget areas should be displayed, and CAS will take care of the rest.

1-Click Sidebar Activation© lets you activate or deactivate widget areas instantly.

The Most User-friendly Widget Manager

When adding new widgets to sidebars, Live Search will find widgets instantly, and the smart split-screen makes it a joy to manage a lot of widgets and sidebars.

The Enhanced Widget Manager adds the signature turquoise line to easily identify custom sidebars.

Sidebar Plugin Integrations & Support

CAS autodetects Custom Post Types and Taxonomies created by any plugin or theme. Built-in support for some of the most popular WordPress plugins means that you e.g. can create WooCommerce sidebars for select products or BuddyPress sidebars for your members.

• bbPress
• BuddyPress / BuddyBoss
• Easy Digital Downloads
• qTranslate X
• Pods
• Polylang
• TranslatePress
• Transposh Translation Filter
• WooCommerce
• Weglot
• WPML

Customize Your Widget Areas Your Way

Without writing any code, you can modify the HTML and CSS classes of widget areas, widgets, and widget titles. You get full control over the look and feel of your sidebars and widget areas, no matter what theme you use.

Sidebar Visibility lets you elegantly hide any widget area for logged-out users.

Content Aware Sidebars Pro – Complete control for your widget areas

Highlighted Premium Features

• Totem – Smart Floating Button
  Like the button you may have seen by Intercom or Helpscout, only this is for all your widgets
• Sticky Sidebars & Widget Areas
  Make any sidebar or widget area sticky without hurting site performance. No jQuery and no bloat
• Widget Areas after Paragraphs
  Display a widget area after a specific number or percentage of paragraphs in your content
• Even More Display Conditions
  • Advanced Custom Fields data
  • Meta Box data
  • URLs + wildcards
  • Referrer URLs
  • Date Archives & Content by publish date
  • BuddyPress Groups
  • Random
• Widget Area Designer
  Add responsive widget columns and edit colors, backgrounds, paddings, etc.
• Widget Areas in Theme Hooks
  Intelligently infuse new widget areas into your theme without coding
• Automatic Widgets Backup
  Easily restore any changed or deleted widgets
• Widget Cleaner
  Save memory and remove clutter by disabling and removing unused widgets
• Extended User Visibility
  Show or hide widget areas for User Roles, BuddyPress Groups, and more
• Time & Weekday Schedule
  Display widget areas only in select time ranges on given days
• Container Widget
  Turn widget areas into reusable blocks and show the same widgets in different places
• Duplicate Widget Areas
  A real time-saver when adding new similar widget areas
• and so much more…

Upgrade at anytime instantly and securely from your website’s Admin Dashboard.

More Information

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