Widgets on Pages

50 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

At 20,000 active installs and a Popularity sub-score of 64/30, this is a moderately used plugin, comfortably established but far from a household name.

Update Freshness

2/25

Maintenance scores 22/25; the plugin was updated on 2024-11-13 and tested with WordPress 6.7, so it is current, though the very low minimum requirement of WP 2.8 is a reflection of age rather than modern standards.

User Rating

14/15

User ratings are excellent at 94/100 across 161 reviews, which translates to a 94/15 sub-score and signals genuine user satisfaction.

Support Health

8/15

Support health lands at 50/15, driven by the fact that only 1 of 1 support threads is unresolved, a small sample that makes the metric unreliable.

WP Compatibility

8/15

Compatibility scores 50/15; it works with current WordPress but PHP version is unspecified and the tiny install base relative to similar plugins limits confidence across the ecosystem.

Scores higher than 4% of indexed plugins

About

The easiest and highest rated way to Add Widgets or Sidebars to Posts and Pages using Visual editor, shortcodes or template tags.

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Last Updated 2024-11-13 11:11am GMT

Requires WordPress 2.8+

Tested Up To 6.7.0

Security History

4 known vulnerabilities, all patched

4 Medium

Most recent: April 30, 2026

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What It Does

Widgets on Pages lets you drop WordPress widget areas (or individual widgets) into any post, page, or custom post type without touching theme files. It provides a visual editor button, shortcodes, and template tags for adding sidebars or widget blocks wherever you need them. In practice, you can build a sidebar once and reuse it inside page content, end-of-post blocks, or templates.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for small site owners, bloggers, and non-technical users on classic theme setups who want to insert sidebar-like widget areas inside page or post content without hiring a developer. It works especially well for sites that haven't moved to block themes and still rely heavily on the Widgets screen.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone running a modern block-based theme with the full site editor or already using a page builder like Elementor, Bricks, or GeneratePress Sections will get little value, since those tools handle in-page widget placement natively. Skip it if you're on WordPress 6.5+ and prefer the block editor for layout.

The Bottom Line

Widgets on Pages is a focused, well-liked utility that does one job and does it well: letting classic-theme users drop widget areas into post and page content. Its overall Quality Score of 53.88/100 is dragged down by mediocre maintenance and compatibility sub-scores rather than user dissatisfaction, so it is safe to try on small classic-theme sites. Just confirm PHP compatibility with your host before installing.

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Use Cases

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