Section Widget
by ctltwp · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 5.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display arbitrary information only on selected sections of your site. Also allows you to easily organize them into tabs in your sidebar.
62 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
30/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.8.41, well behind 6.8.
- Aging. Over a year since the last update.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: WP compatibility
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
144
now · peak 277
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
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
1.3y ago
latest release · v3.3.1
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2016-05-27 · 1,427 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aparentdesign11.2y ago
Been using it for years, it does a great job with tabbed widgets and still works with latest WordPress. However, there are a few little tricks I need to use with some other plugins/jetpack, so it could use a refresh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sloughmiller11.4y ago
Real versatile widget, easy to use to create any number of interesting and different menus on any page; wish it found a permanent home with a developer to keep up with the latest releases of WordPress. I haven’t found a similar widget that compares to Section Widget. I need to update WP to its latest version to use a brand new entire rewrite release of a another plugin, but not certain whether Section Widget will work in WP 4.0-4.1 releases.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dan.akio11.7y ago
Excelent widget!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ssiruguri12.8y ago
The widget did what I needed – assign a widget only to posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pattigru12.9y ago
Widget will not display. I see there are others having the same problem. Can someone respond please? I don’t think this widget works!
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 2 still affect the current version.
- 2025-05-02 CVE-2025-46537 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.3.1 No patch available
- 2025-04-30 CVE-2025-46441 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 3.3.1 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-25 500+ → 400+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 600+ → 500+ down after 250 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 700+ → 600+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2024-09-12 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-09-09 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 800+ → 700+ down after 266 days in tier
Competes with
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