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by cl272 4.9 (50 reviews)

Enhanced Text Widget

An enhanced version of the text widget that supports Text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Shortcodes and PHP with linkable widget title.

Enhanced Text Widget ranks #1,000 among WordPress.org plugins with 30,000+ active installations, is #152 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.9/5 rating from 50 reviews, and was last updated Jul 17, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.6.11 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.6.7 Current Version v1.6.7
Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 17 Jul, 2024
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#152 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -24.4% this week No update in over a year
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Active Installs
30K+
-15.1%
KW Avg Position
47
0.3 better
Downloads
857.9K
+15 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
98%
Review 4.9 out of 5
4.9 (50 reviews)

Next Milestone 40K

Total Progress 52.2%
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Reviews & Ratings

4.9
50 reviews
Overall 98%
5
47 (94%)
4
2 (4%)
3
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

7 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

  1. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.5.8 (closed)

    CVE-2023-38514 · Fixed in v1.5.8

  2. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.6.5 (closed)

    CVE-2024-31435 · Fixed in v1.6.5

  3. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.6.6 (closed)

    CVE-2024-0559 · Fixed in v1.6.6

  4. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.6.4 (closed)

    CVE-2023-49192 · Fixed in v1.6.4

  5. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.5.8 (closed)

    CVE-2023-0958 · Fixed in v1.5.8

  6. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.5.8 (closed)

    CVE-2023-3977 · Fixed in v1.5.8

  7. Enhanced Text Widget [enhanced-text-widget] < 1.5.9 (closed)

    CVE-2023-23823 · Fixed in v1.5.9

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want more flexibility from their sidebar text widgets. It solves the limitation of the default text widget by allowing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Shortcodes, and PHP content along with a linkable widget title.

  • Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript content
  • Supports Shortcodes and PHP
  • Linkable widget title
  • Custom widget CSS class
  • Option to hide title
  • Open title URL in new window
  • Auto-add paragraphs to content
  • Bare widget output option

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Enhanced Text Widget

Enhanced Text Widget has 30,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Enhanced Text Widget holds a 4.9 out of 5 star rating based on 50 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Enhanced Text Widget is developed by cl272 and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Enhanced Text Widget requires WordPress 3.6 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.6.11.
Enhanced Text Widget has been downloaded 857,874+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Enhanced Text Widget is 1.6.7. It was last updated on July 17, 2024.
Yes. Enhanced Text Widget is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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