by Luke Mlsna 5 (23 reviews)

Custom Meta Widget

Name: Custom Meta Widget
Rating: 5.0 (23 reviews)
Author: Luke Mlsna

Clone of the standard Meta widget plus options to hide log in/out, admin, feed and WordPress.org/custom links.

Custom Meta Widget ranks #2,642 among WordPress.org plugins with 7,000+ active installations, is #96 of 1,582 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 23 reviews, and was last updated Feb 9, 2018. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.9.31 (Current: 7.1)

v1.5.1 Current Version v1.5.1

Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 09 Feb, 2018

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#96 of 1,582 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads -25.4% this week No update in over a year

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7K+

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219.9K

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.1
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2018
Requires WP: 2.8+
Tested Up To: 4.9.31
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Luke Mlsna

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 23
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who use the standard Meta widget but want more control over its links. It solves the problem of the default Meta widget forcing all five standard links to display by letting users hide login/logout, admin, feed, and WordPress.org links, and add a custom link instead.

Hide log in/out link
Hide admin link
Hide feed links
Hide WordPress.org link
Add custom link
Control display of 5 standard links

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Custom Meta Widget

Upload this directory inside your /wp-content/plugins/ directory. Activate the 'Custom Meta Widget' on the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. Add the 'Custom Meta' widget to your sidebar (using the Appearance > Widgets menu) and choose which customizations you would like.

This plugin does not modify the standard WordPress Meta widget. It is a completely separate widget titled 'Custom Meta.' If you are currently using the standard Meta widget, you will have to remove it from your sidebar and replace it with the Custom Meta widget using the Appearance > Widgets menu. It also looks identical to the standard Meta Widget unless you opt to change which links are shown/hidden in the Appearance > Widgets menu, under the expanded 'Custom Meta' widget.

You can remove any, all, or none of the links which appear on the standard Meta widget. You are also able to add a custom link to the list if you wish.

I didn't like having the 'Comments RSS' link on the sidebar, but did like having the rest of them. I couldn't find a plugin to do that and manually editing the code to accomplish this, while simple, is a dirty hack that breaks with every WordPress update, so I created a crude plugin to remove just the 'Comments RSS' link. I then cleaned this up and added an options page for all the links so that no one else would have to do this in the future.

Can I? Yes. Will I? Yes, if I think it would be a helpful addition. I'm trying to keep things clean and simple, but there's always room for improvement, so let me know if you think a feature is lacking!

I don't know man. They haven't yet, so it doesn't look very likely. But I think they should and I would be glad if they did.

Most people, myself included, are understandably reluctant to donate real currency for free stuff. However, putting a link to my site from your site is just as helpful and a much more comfortable and forthcoming mode of charity, especially in the webmaster community. Also, because I'm a horrible sellout.