Widget Alias

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1. ★★★★★ momo-fr

   9.1y ago

   I think this plugin is abandoned by its author. This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by momo-fr.

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2. ★★★★★ Sinkadus

   10.8y ago

   This is so great. I was actually looking for a plugin that could clone/duplicate existing widgets, but this is so much better. Love the fact that I still only have one widget to change, when needed. Great job! Side note: It is a shame that the person that left the 1-star review didn’t delete it or changed to 5 star, when you fixed the problem.

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3. ★★★★★ John

   11.8y ago

   Thanks for this, really useful! One suggestion though: – When an alternate title is NOT used and left empty, it would be nice to have the original title after “Widget Alias” as widget’s title because the way it is now it’s difficult to recognize which widget is being cloned.

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4. ★★★★★ Anita C

   12.0y ago

   I had been using an out of date plugin called Duplicate Widget but I like this one much better, especially how it adds the widget class. Great job.

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5. ★★★★★ ygirod

   12.1y ago

   Does what it says on the tin !

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6. ★★★★★ Anne

   12.7y ago

   Works great for me. The shortcode function is a really nice idea, but always seems to jump to the beginning of the page instead of appearing inline. Otherwise this would be a five-star plugin for sure.

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7. ★★★★★ DavidFraiser

   12.7y ago

   Enabling this plugin causes all the widgets in the appearance -> widget area to disappear. To make sure this plugin was the cause I did a fresh install and only added this plugin. Then I disabled this plugin, and all the widgets came back.

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8. ★★★★★ Mickey Kay

   12.8y ago

   I wrote it, I use it, I love it!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.2

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-01-21 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-01-19 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2025-01-14 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in tier
4. 2025-01-06 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in tier
5. 2024-12-18 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2024-12-16 200+ → 300+ up after 8 days in tier
7. 2024-12-08 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2024-12-03 200+ → 300+ up after 2 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).

• D Duplicate Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Widget Alias: 200+ active installs, 4.3★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/widget-alias