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resizable-editor-sidebar

Resizable Sidebar for the Gutenberg Block Editor

An intuitive solution to make the default WordPress Gutenberg sidebar resizable.

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mixed review · high severity · relevance 0.79
The ad is a little to much

The ad is a little to much: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

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The ad is a little to much Great little plugin but the Ad when resizing is a little to much intrusive.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.87
Version Number conflict 1.02 > 1.0.5

Version Number conflict 1.02 > 1.0.5: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Version Number conflict 1.02 > 1.0.5 Hello!
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8
Not working, any plans to update?

Not working, any plans to update?: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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As per title, not working in 6.1.1 As per title, not working in 6.1.1 Hi there, This has now been tested up to WP 6.1.1 Any issues, just let us know Many thanks Aaron Thx for reply and update!
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8
Sidebar vanishing in latest WP

Sidebar vanishing in latest WP: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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I’m also seeing that v1.0.5 of this plugin breaks the settings/editing sidebar in WP v6.6.1 (but only on my production site, not the staging site 🤔)… I’ve deactivated this plugin until this is sorted out.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.74
Left Sidebar Not Controlled By RES?

Left Sidebar Not Controlled By RES?: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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While it’s not as smooth on the left sidebar, it still works well for my use case.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Site Editor Support

Site Editor Support: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Site Editor Support Please add support for resizing the sidebar in the (FSE) site editor.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Preventing Endless JS Interval

Preventing Endless JS Interval: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Preventing Endless JS Interval Hi, I have an issue with your plugin code.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.58
Incorrect tag 1.02 causing issues with Composer / WPackagist

An incorrect release tag made Composer treat an old version as latest, blocking normal installation without manual pinning.

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This makes it impossible to install the latest release without hard-pinning it manually.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.5
It works perfectly.

It works perfectly.: users show bugs, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

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It works perfectly.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.5
Pretty cool, but with the current WP Version not working

Pretty cool, but with the current WP Version not working: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Pretty cool, but with the current WP Version not working Cool and lightweight plugin, perfect with ACF Blocks, but there is a bug in the current Version.

Competitor Context

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User-Cats Manager watchlist · intel 42.7 · weakness 41.1
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stale update history 2 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 1 source link Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check categories publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
SeeMax Resizable Editor Sidebar praise owner · intel 27.5 · weakness 13.1
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Collected Signals

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praise Very useful. I am surprised it is not a core feature. (5 stars) review · 2026-01-08T20:38:13+00:00 · low severity · user interface

The reviewer says resizing the editor sidebar helps when ACF blocks have many fields.

Evidence: the default width can make editing difficult when there are a large number of fields.
easy quality editor sidebar width access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Incorrect tag 1.02 causing issues with Composer / WPackagist support · 2025-12-09T15:03:02+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

An incorrect release tag made Composer treat an old version as latest, blocking normal installation without manual pinning.

Evidence: This makes it impossible to install the latest release without hard-pinning it manually.
bugs setup Composer version install access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Blinking and Bouncing support · 2025-05-31T07:02:24+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Blinking and Bouncing: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Blinking and Bouncing Hi, Please update the plugin for the first time in 11 months so we know the plugin still is being managed, and ideally so the blinking/bouncing seen here goes away: https://www.loom.com/share/d69d3b33b86c4ea78256b7556fb7955e?sid=9d30ff8f-f11c-4285-baf5-9ffc3cd4053d Thank you!
value access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise How to hide the Ad? support · 2025-02-24T07:29:01+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

How to hide the Ad?: users praise value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Any time when the sidebar is resized I can see this Ad.
value quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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mixed The ad is a little to much (3 stars) review · 2025-01-16T14:16:11+00:00 · high severity · user interface

The ad is a little to much: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: The ad is a little to much Great little plugin but the Ad when resizing is a little to much intrusive.
security value quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Left Sidebar Not Controlled By RES? support · 2024-11-01T05:24:48+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Left Sidebar Not Controlled By RES?: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: While it’s not as smooth on the left sidebar, it still works well for my use case.
missing feature reliable access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Preventing Endless JS Interval support · 2024-10-08T14:21:53+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Preventing Endless JS Interval: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Preventing Endless JS Interval Hi, I have an issue with your plugin code.
bugs access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise It works perfectly. (5 stars) review · 2024-09-04T18:30:43+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

It works perfectly.: users show bugs, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: It works perfectly.
bugs migration reliable quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Version Number conflict 1.02 > 1.0.5 support · 2024-08-05T10:27:16+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Version Number conflict 1.02 > 1.0.5: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Version Number conflict 1.02 > 1.0.5 Hello!
bugs compatibility support setup access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Elevates Block Editor UX (5 stars) review · 2024-08-04T07:29:47+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Elevates Block Editor UX: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Elevates Block Editor UX After developing for many years with gutenberg/blocks I can confidently say: This is easily one of the most missing basic features for authoring experience.
missing feature access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Sidebar vanishing in latest WP support · 2024-07-29T15:09:58+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Sidebar vanishing in latest WP: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I’m also seeing that v1.0.5 of this plugin breaks the settings/editing sidebar in WP v6.6.1 (but only on my production site, not the staging site 🤔)… I’ve deactivated this plugin until this is sorted out.
bugs missing feature access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise What I’ve been looking for years. This is it. (5 stars) review · 2023-07-27T18:32:13+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

What I’ve been looking for years. This is it.: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: How could Gutenberg have been released, ever, without this simple, little feature?!
bugs missing feature easy quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Not working, any plans to update? support · 2022-12-03T14:22:01+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Not working, any plans to update?: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: As per title, not working in 6.1.1 As per title, not working in 6.1.1 Hi there, This has now been tested up to WP 6.1.1 Any issues, just let us know Many thanks Aaron Thx for reply and update!
bugs support value quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Just what I was after (5 stars) review · 2022-11-15T13:43:22+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Just what I was after: users show pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Just what I was after I have ACF fields in the sidebar and a wider bar accommodates them much better, thanks 🙂 I’m OK with the ad when you resize, but have you thought about an add free paid version?
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praise Pretty cool, but with the current WP Version not working (4 stars) review · 2022-05-21T06:28:30+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Pretty cool, but with the current WP Version not working: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Pretty cool, but with the current WP Version not working Cool and lightweight plugin, perfect with ACF Blocks, but there is a bug in the current Version.
bugs missing feature performance quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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complaint Site Editor Support support · 2022-05-19T21:00:13+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Site Editor Support: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Site Editor Support Please add support for resizing the sidebar in the (FSE) site editor.
support access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Minimum width for sidebar? support · 2022-03-13T08:32:06+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Minimum width for sidebar?: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Great plugin, but at the moment as well as being able to make the sidebar wider I can also make it narrower, right down to 0.
quality access control and account operations Evidence only
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praise Good plugin (4 stars) review · 2022-01-25T11:44:23+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Good plugin: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Good plugin It was exactly what I needed It was exactly what I needed
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praise Pretty damn cool (5 stars) review · 2021-10-30T14:48:21+00:00 · medium severity · user interface

Pretty damn cool: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Pretty damn cool Awesome plugin, no need to setup anything, just activate and go.
setup value access control and account operations Evidence only
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