Widget Visibility Without Jetpack
by Joan Boluda · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 5.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin controls what pages your widgets appear on.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “widget visibility” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 41.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| widget visibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “widget visibility” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 605 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 28 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MoghillPat5.7y ago
A great solution if you want to use Jetpack’s widget visibility (easily the baset way of controlling widgets I’ve seen) but don’t want the rest of Jetpack.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gesign7.2y ago
This is the best concept to handle show/hide widgets. I would pay for it if the author would continue the support of it. The and function would be great yet but there is no other plugin what could be in race with this. Jetpack is awsome but generates instability in the website. I am looking for a standalone plugin only for this job. Dear Joan, continue this please, please. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abe Prangishvili8.3y ago
GOOD ! GOOD ! GOOD ! This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by Abe Prangishvili.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FireFlyWebs8.8y ago
I deactivated Jet Pack and my widgets lost their visibility status per page on my site and all appeared on each page. I then activated this one and they automatically responded to the previous tags and categories for visibility. Seamless…. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John L.9.0y ago
I was looking for a widget visibility plugin that was simple, provided enough visibility options and played nice with my templates. This plugin fit the bill. My only suggestion is to add the option to change the OR to AND for each subsequent rule.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SEOAlien9.3y ago
I used to use Jetpack mostly for the Widget Visibility feature, but with some newer themes it caused some issues, so I had to find a solution. This plugin is great because after you deactivate Jetpack, add and activate this plugin and it saves your settings! I couldn’t imagine haveing to redo all those settings over again. This makes it simple and worries free that those settings stay the same.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ santifri10.2y ago
Funciona a la perfección y es muy flexible y sencilla de utilizar.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peninah10.3y ago
This plugin does just what it says. It’s so simple to use for any level user. I’ve used it a few times and love it every time!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 155 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 873 days in tier
- 2023-12-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2023-10-26 6K+ → 7K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2023-09-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2023-09-09 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 514 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).
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