AH Display Widgets
by Andreas Hecht · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 8.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simply hide widgets on specified pages. Adds checkboxes to each widget to either show or hide it on every site page.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈8.7K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “display widgets”, “hide” and “show” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 76.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2924 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2924 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| display widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| show your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “display widgets”, “hide” and “show” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 679 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 29 Oct 2018
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Dec 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ brt7.0y ago
just uninstalled the old “Display Widget” from Strategy 11 and installed this plugin, the settings of all the widgets are still here, amazing! works exactly like the abandoned plugin, thank you _very_very_ much for this great replacement! This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by brt.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ focuswp7.1y ago
Excellent plugin, very easy to use and works very well. I am very happy to have chosen it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NightL8.0y ago
took over admin for old site which still had Display Widgets such a simple way to replace old plugin and retain settings
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ralphw8.3y ago
Many thanks for this light plug-in that cleanly and easily does what it says it will do. Thank you! (Vielen Dank!)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Natalya8.3y ago
Спасибо за ваш плагин! Он очень удобный и понятный. Использую на двух сайтах.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beachmat8.5y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ htz778.6y ago
Thank you! AH Display Widgets is a perfect drop-in replacement for the original Display Widgets plugins. It works exactly the same way, and retains all prior user settings/selections. Great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seagaard9.0y ago
Works at it should. No problems at all. Using it instead of the old Display Widgets.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simply hide widgets on specified pages. Adds checkboxes to each widget to either show or hide it on every s..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,028 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "display widgets" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 9K+ → 8K+ down after 232 days in tier
- 2025-11-09 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2257 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 800+ → 10K+ up after 610 days in tier
- 2018-01-03 300+ → 800+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Widget Context 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - S SpiceBox 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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Hide Posts 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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