by Essential Plugin 4.1 (27 reviews)

WP Blog and Widgets

Name: WP Blog and Widgets
Rating: 4.1 (27 reviews)
Author: Essential Plugin

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 #412 of 8,543 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: 7.1)

v2.6.6 Current Version v2.6.6

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 20 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#412 of 8,543 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -16.7% this week

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#2,494

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Active Installs

8K+

-4.5%

KW Avg Position

4.8

0.2 worse

Downloads

441.1K

+4 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (27 reviews)

Next Milestone 9K

Total Progress 35.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

27 reviews

Overall 82%

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5 (19%)

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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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a dedicated blog section separate from their existing posts. It solves the problem of displaying blog content through a custom post type with shortcodes, widgets, and a Gutenberg block, offering layout and display customization options.