Restrict Widgets

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ eMs

   5.6y ago

   Thank you

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2. ★★★★★ solgaz

   7.4y ago

   Отличный плагин! простой в использовании и легкий.

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3. ★★★★★ karenrbnt

   7.9y ago

   I know this plugin has net been updated recently but it seems to always just work flawlessly. Working with WP 4.9.8

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4. ★★★★★ ohkevmanaol

   8.2y ago

   Does not work with bbPress Sidebar. This is why i hate WP. No standardization.

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5. ★★★★★ riverrunmedia

   8.8y ago

   Widgets still appear on pages where I chose to hide them.

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6. ★★★★★ Ettery

   8.8y ago

   Perfect, quick and easy, did exactly what I wanted – shows certain widgets only to logged-on users.

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7. ★★★★★ Monica Haught

   8.9y ago

   Works with SiteOrigin pagebuilder, quick and easy to use.

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8. ★★★★★ kerrock

   9.0y ago

   Works wonderfully and so simple to use too. Previously I was using a “display widget” type of plugin, but it was removed from WP/Plugins. I was dreading the idea of trying to find a comparable widget to be able to turn-on, turn-off certain pages/posts by page. But, Eureka! This is the ONE! And…. it’s even better! Thank you so much, Dev. You’re wonderful; please don’t leave us. I’m sending you a donation now. :o) -kerrock

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.1 New: Categories and Tags available in Taxonomy selection Tweak: Removed local translation files in favor of WP repository translations. 1.3.1
2. — Version 1.3.0 New: Customizer support New: Dedicated options page Tweak: Switched from Chosen.js to Select2 script Tweak: General code cleanup 1.3.0
3. — Version 1.2.9 New: Italian translation by Davide Pante 1.2.9
4. — Version 1.2.8 New: German translation by Angelika Reisiger 1.2.8
5. — Version 1.2.7 Fix: Enable display/hide on any single page Tweak: Change post type archive detection from get_post_type() to get_query_var 1.2.7
6. — Version 1.2.6.1 Fix: Page hide/display settings broken after 1.2.6 update 1.2.6.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 77 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Plus 53 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-12-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-12-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 299 days in tier
4. 2025-02-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 8 days in tier
5. 2025-02-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 10 days in tier
6. 2025-02-06 6K+ → 5K+ down after 218 days in tier
7. 2024-07-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-07-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier

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).

• Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ 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
• C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Widget Content Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Restrict Widgets: 4K+ active installs, 4.8★ (36 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/restrict-widgets