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Widget Entries

by marquex · Admin & Utilities

Widget Entries plugin creates the Widget post-type in the administration area to make easier the edition of the text widgets, and it also register a n …

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 65 average across 746 Admin & Utilities plugins

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-41% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

94

now · peak 189

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

Widget Entries · #10114 PHP Code Widget · #548 Code Widget · #3624 More Widgets · #6447

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.

modeled estimate
300–400 ≈350

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations

Details

Version
0.1
Last updated
15.5y ago
Added
2011-01-20 · 15 yrs on WP
Requires WP
3.0
Tested up to
3.1.4
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-07-10 400+ → 300+ down after 219 days in band
  2. 2025-12-03 500+ → 400+ down after 226 days in band
  3. 2025-04-21 600+ → 500+ down after 248 days in band
  4. 2024-08-16 700+ → 600+ down after 80 days in band
  5. 2024-05-28 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in band
  6. 2024-05-24 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
  7. 2024-05-23 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
  8. 2024-05-22 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band

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Widget Entries: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/widget-entries