Widget Context

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% 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. ★★★★★ 1badrose

   2.0y ago

   It was an awesome plugin, too bad it isn’t working anymore and you get no support.

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2. ★★★★★ dimal

   4.6y ago

   This is a great plugin, works as expected and you can’t be without it. I would give a ten star if i could. Thank you for the plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ maxxtrosweden

   4.7y ago

   Does what is says. Very good.

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4. ★★★★★ JomJalan

   4.8y ago

   This is an excellent plugin for controlling where your widget appears. Unfortunately it does not work well with the new Gutenberg Widget. For example, when you select the option for Show Wwidget on Selected, it no longer open a text field to insert your url. I hope Kaspars release an update soon.

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5. ★★★★★ tbaikamine

   5.1y ago

   it works. that’s the important thing however it’s a bit complicated to deal with I wanted to simply include a widget in specific pages but there is no such option you can only decide based on the post type. it’s surprising that selection based on page “slug” is not an option ! when it should be the most basic thing to use.

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6. ★★★★★ fernandokerber

   5.2y ago

   Excellent plugin! Solved a problem that was breaking my mind. Thanks! I recommend to everyone

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7. ★★★★★ shadmuhammad

   5.4y ago

   Search and Here it is. Plugin is 100% working fine. Thankyou for providing a free solution.

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8. ★★★★★ Tom

   5.6y ago

   I can set up a widget for the archive, news and one news page and thank the rest for cooperation 🙂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.4.0 Security: Ensure widget context settings can only be changed by logged-in administrators intentionally (CVE-2026-7615). Require PHP 7.4 to match the WordPress core requirements. Feature: Add a toggle to enable the legacy 1.4.0
2. — Version 1.3.3 Mark as tested with WordPress 6.6 and PHP 8.2, see #72 . 1.3.3
3. — Version 1.3.2 Bugfix: Fix the Widget Context settings link in the widget controls after moving the settings under the “Appearance” menu for usability (closer to the widget settings). Feature: Add a link to the plugin settings in the p 1.3.2
4. — Version 1.3.1 Bugfix: better support for URL rules with query parameters. 1.3.1
5. — Version 1.3.0 Introduce the long-awaited “Exclude by URL” feature to prevent certain URLs from showing or hiding a widget when it’s matched by any other visibility rule. Introduce premium support to help maintain the plugin. Subscribe 1.3.0
6. — Version 1.2.0 Set PHP 5.6 as the minimum supported version of PHP to match WordPress core. Developer tooling update: introduce PHP autoloading, PHP unit tests with proper mocking, linting for JS, switch to Docker inside a Vagrant wrap 1.2.0

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Widget Context <= 1.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update via 'wl' Parameter ↗
   2026-05-21 CVE-2026-7615 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.3.3 Patched in 1.4.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 85 languages, 11 at 90% or more

Plus 61 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-18 40K+ → 30K+ down after 518 days in tier
2. 2025-03-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 351 days in tier
3. 2024-04-01 60K+ → 50K+ down after 336 days in tier
4. 2023-05-01 70K+ → 60K+ down

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
• S SpiceBox 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Dynamic Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Widget Content Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Widget Context: 30K+ active installs, 4.5★ (97 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/widget-context