Widgets on Pages

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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. ★★★★★ Karmi

   12mo ago

   Just what I needed … easy and stable.

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2. ★★★★★ eatnails

   1.4y ago

   I wasn’t sure if this is what I needed. Talking to support, they made sure to understand my issue, and what I was trying to accomplish. You don’t get that level of help anywhere these days. Very much appreciated.

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3. ★★★★★ pnutb

   1.5y ago

   So, this is a great light-weight plugin if you want to add a Widget with [shortcode] to a Page. I don’t know why WordPress or themes only allow a Widget in a Post or Sidebar. Kinda silly. But this thing works great! Easily add a Widget now to any Page. pretty cool x

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4. ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee

   1.5y ago

   Widgets on Pages is a really nice plugin, thanks!

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5. ★★★★★ Terry J

   2.4y ago

   Working but not ready for PHP 8. Server updated to 8.2 and now got errors. Seems only way to get newer version is pay for the pro version. Not playing that game 🙂

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6. ★★★★★ j012ge

   2.6y ago

   Excelente Plugin. Exactamente lo que necesitaba, integrar un widget dentro del contenido de un producto en woocommerce

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7. ★★★★★ j012ge

   2.6y ago

   Excelente plugin, me funciono exactamente para lo que necesitaba y lo mejor, gratis!

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8. ★★★★★ David Ogunbola

   2.9y ago

   This plugin has really saved me in my recent project. Thanks for building this.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.9 Dep bump – Freemius SDK update to 2.9.0 Fixed issue with deprecated calls for showing contextual help Tested up to 6.7.0 1.9
2. — Version 1.8.1 Fixed issue where TurboSidebars could not be shown when picking from the TinyMCE toolbar 1.8.1
3. — Version 1.8 Dep bump – Freemius SDK update to 2.5.10 Tested up to 6.2.2 1.8
4. — Version 1.7 Dep bump – Security Fix 1.7
5. — Version 1.6 Dep bump – Security Fix 1.6
6. — Version 1.4 Free version now supports TinyMCE button to add widgets 1.4

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7 No patch available
2. Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7 Patched in 1.8
3. Medium · 6.4 Widgets on Pages <= 1.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-01-17 CVE-2022-4488 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.0 Patched in 1.7.0
4. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.6.0 Patched in 1.6.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7

Translated into 6 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-07-12 30K+ → 20K+ 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).

• W Widgetize Pages Light 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• D Disable Author Pages 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Feature A Page Widget 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• C Contact Form 7 Widget 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• D Duplicate Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Widgets on Pages: 20K+ active installs, 4.7★ (161 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/widgets-on-pages