by Danny van Kooten 4.8 (60 reviews)

Widget Content Blocks

Name: Widget Content Blocks
Rating: 4.8 (60 reviews)
Author: Danny van Kooten

Edit widget content using the default WordPress visual editor and media uploading functionality. Create widgets like you would create posts or pages.

Widget Content Blocks ranks #2,016 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #250 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 60 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.3.13 Current Version v2.3.13

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 17 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#250 of 8,543 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -32.6% this week Actively maintained

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#2,016

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-21.4%

KW Avg Position

0.2 better

Downloads

350.8K

+12 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (60 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 25.7%

10K+ 20K+

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

60 reviews

Overall 96%

55 (92%)

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100%

Resolution Rate

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.13
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 4.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Danny van Kooten

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 60
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to add custom content to widget areas. It solves the problem of writing widget content in HTML by letting users edit widgets with the same visual editor used for posts and pages.

Visual editor for widgets
Insert media into widgets
Add headings, lists, blockquotes
Use WP Links dialog
Use shortcodes in widgets
Revision history for widgets
Translation ready

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Widget Content Blocks

This plugin creates a custom post type called "Widget Blocks" so you can create widget content just like you would create posts or pages. You can show these "Widget Blocks" by dragging a "WYSIWYG Widget" widget to one of your widget areas and selecting which widget block to display inside it.

The plugin adds a menu to the Pages menu item. Just go to Pages > Widget Blocks and start creating beautiful widgets.

Yes, all the default options that you are used to from the post editor are available for the widget editor.

Yes.