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WP Blog and Widgets

A quick, easy way to add a Blog custom post type, Blog widget to WordPress. Also, work with the Gutenberg shortcode block.

WP Blog and Widgets ranks #2,494 among WordPress.org plugins with 8,000+ active installations, is #416 of 8,302 in the Customization category, a 4.1/5 rating from 27 reviews, and was last updated Feb 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.0.2)

v2.6.6 Current Version v2.6.6

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 20 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 17 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#416 of 8,302 in Customization Top 5% by installs

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Rank

#2,494

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Active Installs

8K+

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KW Avg Position

7

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Downloads

441.1K

+6 today

Support Resolved

0%

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (27 reviews)

Next Milestone 9K

Total Progress 39.7%

8K+ 9K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

27 reviews

Overall 82%

5

19 (70%)

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2 (7%)

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1 (4%)

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5 (19%)

Tracked Keywords

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
custom blog layout	5	—	Tag	19 hours ago
custom blog template	5	—	Tag	19 hours ago
blog page with custom post type	6	—	Tag	19 hours ago
wordpress blog	7	—	Tag	19 hours ago
Free WordPress blog	12	—	Tag	19 hours ago

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 2 days ago

Apr 9, 2026

WP Blog and Widgets [wp-blog-and-widgets] < 2.6.6.1 (closed)

CVE-2026-6443 · Fixed in v2.6.6.1
Aug 16, 2023

WP Blog and Widgets [wp-blog-and-widgets] < 2.6 (closed)

CVE-2023-40200 · Fixed in v2.6
Jan 12, 2023

WP Blog and Widgets [wp-blog-and-widgets] < 2.3.1 (closed)

CVE-2022-4824 · Fixed in v2.3.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.6
Last Updated: Feb 20, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Essential Plugin

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 27
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Free WordPress blog blog page with custom post type custom blog layout custom blog template wordpress blog

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Blog and Widgets

WP Blog and Widgets has 8,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

WP Blog and Widgets holds a 4.1 out of 5 star rating based on 27 user reviews on WordPress.org.

WP Blog and Widgets is developed by Essential Plugin and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

WP Blog and Widgets requires WordPress 4.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.

WP Blog and Widgets has been downloaded 441,096+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of WP Blog and Widgets is 2.6.6. It was last updated on February 20, 2026.

Yes. WP Blog and Widgets is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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