The latest craze next to Neopets Avatars in Neopia, Neopets Sidebars allow you to customize your Neopets viewing experience! From changing to a Maraquan theme to a more spooky look, Neopets Sidebars are able to be unlocked and we’ll show you how! Note that the latest sidebars are listed at the top. The sidebars are sorted from order of appearance on Neopets.com!
Altador Cup Sidebar
Date of release: Undetermined
The Altador Cup sidebar can be unlocked by visiting the Altador Cup II Prize Page.
Neopets Purple Sidebar
Date of release: Undetermined
The secret to getting it is to view a users look up with someone who has a purple neopet with a purple petpet. Here is one.
Altador Sidebar
Date of release: Undetermined
This sidebar is available once you complete the Altador plot. There is a complete walkthrough on PPT.
Qasalan Sidebar
Date of release: January 2006
To activate this sidebar, you must have completed at least step 1 of 2005’s Lost Desert Plot. This sidebar appears as a random event at the Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards.
Maraquan Sidebar
Date of release: June 2005
To activate this sidebar, you would have had to be a participant in the Maraquan war. If you did participate, go to the prize selection site area. Then, you must buy it for one point. The points on your lookup won’t go down, however.
Valentines Sidebar
Date of release: February 2005
This sidebar is obtainable by sending the ‘A Mysterious Valentines Card’ item to anyone on Valentine’s day. Both the sender and the receiver shall receive the sidebar. As a catch, the item disappears after it is being sent, and the person who receives it will not know who sent it to him/her.
Winter Sidebar
Date of release: February 2005
This sidebar can be obtained via a Random Event in Terror Mountain.
Birthday Sidebar
Date of release: November 2004 on Neopets’ birthday!
Automatically obtainable on Neopets’ actual birthday. Using this sidebar will increase the chances of random events occurring (both good and bad) and will remove the ads that appear on Neopets.
Halloween Sidebar
Date of release: Halloween 2004
This sidebar was able to be activated via a random event on Halloween 2004. Additionally, winning the first Random Contest on Neopets would have given you access to this sidebar. In 2005, it was obtainable by going to the Haunted Woods on October 31st at 11:59pm – 12:01am and refreshing until it was obtained. There is no current known method of unlocking this sidebar apart from the occurrence of Halloween every year.
Default Sidebar
Date of release: Since the beginning
This sidebar is the default yellow sidebar that we have all come to love. Sign up with Neopets and it’s yours to begin with.
Premium Sidebar
Date of release: Unknown
Refer 5 active or paying members to the premium service at Neopets. Note that you must also be a premium member.