Widget Builder
by Modern Tribe, Inc. 3.7 (10 reviews)

Widget Builder

Widget Builder uses native WordPress editing interface to provide a unique tool to build custom widgets for your site(s).

Widget Builder ranks #9,041 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #1,200 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 3.7/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Aug 21, 2015. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.3 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.6.2 Current Version v1.6.2
Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 21 Aug, 2015
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#1,200 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs Downloads -49.1% this week No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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-9.1%
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Downloads
43.9K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
74%
Review 3.7 out of 5
3.7 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

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8,589 8,815 9,041 9,267 9,493 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026 08-11-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

3.7
10 reviews
Overall 74%
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5 (50%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Widget Builder is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to create custom widgets without writing code. It solves the problem of building flexible, customizable sidebar or dashboard widgets by using the native WordPress editing interface with optional fields and template overrides.

  • Multisite (MU) compatible
  • Create admin dashboard widgets
  • Link the image
  • Title and description fields
  • Customize Read More link text
  • Optional fields for flexibility
  • Template override support
  • Filter widget query args

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Widget Builder

Widget Builder has 500+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Widget Builder holds a 3.7 out of 5 star rating based on 10 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Widget Builder is developed by Modern Tribe, Inc. and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Widget Builder requires WordPress 3.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 4.3.
Widget Builder has been downloaded 43,865+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Widget Builder is 1.6.2. It was last updated on August 21, 2015.
Yes. Widget Builder is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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