Buckets
A widgets alternative that lets you place content anywhere easily.
5(4 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Buckets is a WordPress acf plugin with 500 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
5/54 reviews
500active installs
17K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This plugin is designed as a widgets alternative. However it’s uses can be expanded beyond that. It works ok on it’s own, but really flys when paired with the Advanced Custom Fields plugin.
I was tired of my widgets not migrating properly. On top of not having full control over simple things. So I built this.
Now you can make a reusable piece of content. Place it right in the middle of another content area. Or even inside another bucket. Additionally you can use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to create your own sidebars and add new fields to really customize your Buckets.
You can even create a fully modular site using sidebar areas and just throwing buckets in everywhere!
This plugin is made for developers who like to make their client’s lives easier (and in turn, the…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.3.9
[Fixed] – Fixed some styling issues on the bucket field.
[Fixed] – Had an issue where Bucket pages were showing up in google results. Especialy if using an SEO plugin. Changed how the custom post type is setup. Using publicly_queryable set to false. This hides it from plugins like Yoast. If you run into any issues with this please make a posts on the forums or contact me on my website. https://matthewrestorff.com
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