Widget CSS Classes
by Jory Hogeveen · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 9 other plugins · 101.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add custom classes and ids plus first, last, even, odd, and numbered classes to your widgets.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale
Active installs
80K+
≈86K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “widget css”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
61 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.0%
of downloads still active
At least 80K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,191 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 719 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 74 reviews, smoothed to 4.58★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 719 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css classes | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| classes your tag | #2 | #1 | up 1 |
| widget classes your tag | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| custom classes | #10 | #8 | 0 |
| widget css your tag | #12 | #14 | up 4 |
| css class | #11 | #8 | up 4 |
| widgets css | #17 | #15 | 0 |
| css id | #23 | #19 | down 1 |
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “widget css”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “css” and “widgets” 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.
- Already on top for “css classes”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.5K · 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
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.5.4.1 · 12 Nov 2024
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “80K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 6 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pouria Amjadzadeh5.2y ago
Wordpress released new style of widget management. this lovely plugin not working on new version 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kasp5.6y ago
works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andiszek5.6y ago
This is a great and invaluable help for us frontend developers! the plugin lets you easily add your classes to any widget. thank you for developing it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Damiaan van Vliet6.6y ago
A very useful plug-in for me as a front-end developer. It’s very easy now to address directly a widget with CSS code instead of all kind of different classes to use. Thanks very, very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xszejdi6.7y ago
Great! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crzyhrse6.9y ago
Works, simply and well…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ letriton7.2y ago
simple et indispensable ! et en plus, auteur sympa et réactif — simple and indispensable! and besides, nice and responsive author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mehedi77.3y ago
time saver, awesome plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.4.1 Tested with WP 5.5. Update plugin owner. 1.5.4.1
- — Version 1.5.4 Compatibility: Fix for old single widgets (remove notice). #37 (props @westonruter) Tested with WP 5.2. 1.5.4
- — Version 1.5.3 Compatibility: dFactory Responsive Lightbox widget option. #33 Tested with WP 5.0. 1.5.3
- — Version 1.5.2.1 i18n: Remove sv_SE translation from the plugin directory. It’s 95% on translate.wordpress.org and accepted as the better version. #23 Documentation: Readme & Wiki. #31 Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 4.9 Detailed in 1.5.2.1
- — Version 1.5.2 Enhancement: Make translations of core widget classes optional instead of default. #29 Enhancement: Allow vertical resize of defined classes box for CSS3 compatible browsers. Detailed info: PR on GitHub 1.5.2
- — Version 1.5.1 Fix: Widget Logic widget_content filter compatibility. #27 Enhancement: Make uninstall script compatible with network installations. 1.5.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 116 languages, 19 at 90% or more
Plus 92 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add custom classes and ids plus first, last, even, odd, and numbered classes to your widgets."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,931 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "widget classes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-25 90K+ → 80K+ down after 222 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 100K+ → 90K+ down after 3055 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 90K+ → 100K+ up after 123 days in tier
- 2017-03-04 80K+ → 90K+ up after 107 days in tier
- 2016-11-17 70K+ → 80K+ up after 82 days in tier
- 2016-08-27 60K+ → 70K+ up after 162 days in tier
- 2016-03-18 50K+ → 60K+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2016-01-16 40K+ → 50K+ up after 210 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).
- W Widget Classes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Ocean Extra 400K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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