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Widget Disable

Name: Widget Disable
Rating: 4.8 (24 reviews)
Author: required

Disable sidebar and dashboard widgets with an easy to use interface.

Widget Disable ranks #1,474 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #251 of 8,547 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 24 reviews, and was last updated Jul 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v3.0.1 Current Version v3.0.1

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 17 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#251 of 8,547 in Customization Top 5% by installs

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Rank

#1,474

-3 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-48.5%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

185.4K

+13 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (24 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 93.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

24 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.0.1
Last Updated: Jul 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: required

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 24
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

admin dashboard dashboard widgets sidebar widgets widgets

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress administrators who want to control which widgets appear on their site. It solves the problem of unwanted sidebar and dashboard widgets cluttering the interface by letting authorized users disable them through a simple settings screen.