SpiceBox

76 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

With 20,000 active installs and a score of 64 out of 30, the plugin has a modest but real user base concentrated within the Spicethemes community rather than the wider WordPress market.

Update Freshness

25/25

It was last updated on June 30, 2026, and is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, earning a perfect maintenance score that suggests the developer is actively keeping pace with core releases.

User Rating

9/15

The user rating of 76 out of 100 is based on only 4 ratings, which is too small a sample to draw confident conclusions about real-world satisfaction.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero support threads recorded on WordPress.org, which makes it impossible to verify how responsive or helpful the developer is when users run into issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is perfect at 100 out of 15, with a tested-with version of 6.9.4 and a minimum requirement of WordPress 3.3 and PHP 5.2, meaning it will install on virtually any environment.

Scores higher than 46% of indexed plugins

About

Enhance Spicethemes WordPress Themes functionality.

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★½ 3.8/5

Last Updated 2026-06-30 5:15pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.3+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 5.2+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: July 18, 2023

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What It Does

SpiceBox is a companion plugin designed to extend the functionality of Spicethemes' WordPress themes by adding custom widgets, admin options, and section controls. In practice, it unlocks theme-specific homepage sections and widget areas that would otherwise be hidden behind premium theme features. Without a Spicethemes theme installed, it offers very little usable value.

Who It's For

This plugin is built specifically for site owners running a theme developed by Spicethemes who want to access the bundled widget toolkit, customizer sections, and homepage section toggles that the theme expects. It is most useful for small business and portfolio sites using free Spicethemes products that need the extra widgets without buying the pro theme.

Who Should Skip It

If you are not running a Spicethemes theme, there is no reason to install this plugin, as its features are tightly coupled to that theme family. Users on established themes like Astra, GeneratePress, or Kadence already have comparable widgets built in or available through their own ecosystems.

The Bottom Line

SpiceBox earns a 75.88 out of 100 overall and is a perfectly maintained companion to Spicethemes themes, but its very narrow scope means it should only be installed by users already committed to that theme family. Outside of that niche, the tiny rating pool and absence of public support activity are real reasons to pause and look at broader alternatives.

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