Widget Disable

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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. ★★★★★ danielepais

   6mo ago

   Does the job right and removes the pesky and somewhat useless widgets from the admin dashboard for all users.

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2. ★★★★★ webfluid

   1.2y ago

   I tried this plugin to disable the widget section on the storefront theme. But unfortunately it doesnt work.

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3. ★★★★★ twohills

   1.6y ago

   Admin dashboard was way too slow recently. Installed this and disabled widgets, found the culprit(s) quickly. Nice.

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4. ★★★★★ fightingships

   3.4y ago

   Thank you, a wonderful plugin, you can’t even imagine how happy I am that I found it

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5. ★★★★★ Daniel

   3.4y ago

   thank a lot.

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6. ★★★★★ mikhak

   3.5y ago

   thank you for this useful and nice plugin. H hope you continue and update that.

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7. ★★★★★ clariable

   3.9y ago

   I use this pretty much on all my sites, very easy way to get a small speed boost to the backend of the website. Thank you so much for the developer!

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8. ★★★★★ hlw777

   4.1y ago

   Thanks for an awesome free plugin which speeds up my WP Admin a lot!!!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2024-09-19 Version 3.0.1 Enhancement: Code cleanup, ensuring WordPress 6.6 compatibility. 3.0.1
2. 2023-03-26 Version 3.0.0 Fixed: Replace use of jQuery to avoid deprecation warnings. Changed: Requires at least PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.0. 3.0.0
3. 2022-03-17 Version 2.1.0 Enhancement: Hide disabled sidebar widgets when widget block editor is enabled. Changed: Requires at least PHP 5.6 and WordPress 4.7. 2.1.0
4. 2020-02-02 Version 2.0.0 New: Allows removal of the “Browse Happy” and “PHP Update Required” widgets in the dashboard to suppress remote API requests. 2.0.0
5. 2019-03-11 Version 1.9.1 Enhancement: Cleanup and compatibility with WordPress 5.1. 1.9.1
6. 2018-07-26 Version 1.9.0 Enhancement: Added Multisite support. Enhancement: Allows hiding the Try Gutenberg callout in WordPress 4.9.8. For older versions see CHANGELOG.md. 1.9.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Translated into 14 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-07 20K+ → 10K+ 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).

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• White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• S SpiceBox 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Desert Companion 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• A Arile Extra 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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Widget Disable: 10K+ active installs, 4.8★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-widget-disable