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by rounitmorya 2.5 (1 reviews)

Custom Widget Area

A simple plugin to create custom widget area.

Custom Widget Area ranks #11,239 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,524 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 2.5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Nov 11, 2011. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.2 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 14 years ago Last Update on 11 Nov, 2011
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,524 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Review 2.5 out of 5
2.5 (1 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Custom Widget Area. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need a custom widget area outside the standard theme locations. It creates a Header Widget Area that can be assigned widgets and displayed anywhere in a theme by inserting a short PHP snippet.

  • Creates Header Widget Area
  • Assign widgets to widget area
  • PHP snippet for template display
  • Requires custom CSS styling

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Custom Widget Area

Custom Widget Area has 200+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Custom Widget Area holds a 2.5 out of 5 star rating based on 1 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Custom Widget Area is developed by rounitmorya and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Custom Widget Area requires WordPress 3.0.1 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 3.2.
Custom Widget Area has been downloaded 22,461+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Custom Widget Area is trunk. It was last updated on November 11, 2011.
Yes. Custom Widget Area is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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