Restrict Widgets
by dFactory · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 10 other plugins · 255.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
All in one widgets and sidebars management in WordPress. Allows you to hide or display widgets on specified pages and restrict access for users.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cms”, “conditional tags” and “widget” 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.
50 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 135K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 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 4.7.39, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 36 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| conditional tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget only 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
- “cms”, “conditional tags” and “widget” 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 573 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
9.8y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 18 Jan 2017
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eMs5.8y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ solgaz7.6y ago
Отличный плагин! простой в использовании и легкий.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karenrbnt8.1y ago
I know this plugin has net been updated recently but it seems to always just work flawlessly. Working with WP 4.9.8
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ohkevmanaol8.4y ago
Does not work with bbPress Sidebar. This is why i hate WP. No standardization.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ riverrunmedia9.0y ago
Widgets still appear on pages where I chose to hide them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ettery9.0y ago
Perfect, quick and easy, did exactly what I wanted – shows certain widgets only to logged-on users.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Monica Haught9.1y ago
Works with SiteOrigin pagebuilder, quick and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kerrock9.1y 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
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 1.2.9 New: Italian translation by Davide Pante 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 New: German translation by Angelika Reisiger 1.2.8
- — 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
- — Version 1.2.6.1 Fix: Page hide/display settings broken after 1.2.6 update 1.2.6.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 77 languages, 5 at 90% or more
Plus 53 more locales with partial translations.
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "All in one widgets and sidebars management in WordPress. Allows you to hide or display widgets on specified..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Polylang, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,508 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cms", "conditional-tags", "widget-only" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2025-02-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 6K+ → 5K+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2024-07-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 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).
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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
- C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Widget Content Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AH Display Widgets 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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