by Brajesh Singh 4.5 (8 reviews)

WordPress Widgets Shortcode

Name: WordPress Widgets Shortcode
Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Author: Brajesh Singh

Embed any widget area/dynamic sidebar to your pages/posts using the shortcode [dynamic-sidebar id='Your Widget Area/Sidebar name']

WordPress Widgets Shortcode ranks #9,115 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #1,185 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 4.5/5 rating from 8 reviews, and was last updated May 14, 2016. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.0.3 Current Version v1.0.3

Updated 10 years ago Last Update on 14 May, 2016

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,185 of 8,543 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Rank

#9,115

-2 this week

Active Installs

500+

-5.7%

KW Avg Position

N/A

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Downloads

17.2K

+1 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (8 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 33%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

8 reviews

Overall 90%

7 (88%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Sep 22, 2025 UNPATCHED

WordPress Widgets Shortcode [wp-widgets-shortcode] <= 1.0.3 (unfixed)

CVE-2025-57989 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.3
Last Updated: May 14, 2016
Requires WP: 3.5+
Tested Up To: 4.7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Brajesh Singh

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 8
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

dynamic sidebar embed embed widgets shortcodes widgets

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to place widget areas or dynamic sidebars directly within their post or page content. It solves the problem of widgets being restricted to theme-defined sidebar locations by providing a shortcode to embed them anywhere in content.