by Victor Font 5 (15 reviews)

Classic Text Widget

Name: Classic Text Widget
Rating: 5.0 (15 reviews)
Author: Victor Font

The classic pre-WordPress version 4.8 text widget

Classic Text Widget ranks #4,595 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Apr 29, 2019. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.2 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.0.2 Current Version v1.0.2

Updated 7 years ago Last Update on 29 Apr, 2019

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

Top 10% by installs Downloads +8.9% this week No update in over a year

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.2
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2019
Requires WP: 4.8+
Tested Up To: 5.2
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Victor Font

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 15
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who preferred the older text widget from before version 4.8. It restores that classic plain text widget behavior, without the TinyMCE editor, while adding shortcode execution and a custom class filter.

Restores pre-4.8 text widget
Removes TinyMCE editor
Shortcode execution support
Custom class filter
Uses PHP namespaces

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Classic Text Widget

Yes and no. Filters that apply to the widget title remain the same to maintain compatibility across WordPress. Filters that apply to to the widget's content now use add_filter('classic_widget_text', 'my_function')

Yes, out of the box. To disable shortcode support, add remove_filter( 'classic_widget_text', 'do_shortcode' ) to your theme's function file.

No, it does not directly support executing PHP. The widget does support shortcodes however. If you want to execute PHP in this widget, write your code as a shortcode and it will run.

Yes, but you have to be very careful and do it with SQL. See this post for details about how to bulk replace.

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