Is Customize Object Selector free?

Yes, Customize Object Selector is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Customize Object Selector?

Customize Object Selector has 40 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Customize Object Selector alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Customize Object Selector include WP-PageNavi, Nested Pages, Display Posts – Easy lists, grids…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Customize Object Selector work with the latest WordPress?

Customize Object Selector has been tested up to WordPress 4.9.0. It requires WordPress 4.7.0+ and PHP 5.3+.

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Customize Object Selector

Name: Customize Object Selector
Author: Weston Ruter

Adds a Customizer control to select one or multiple posts (and eventually terms and users).

By Weston Ruter·Pages·Free

·40 active installs·Updated 8 years ago

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As of April 2026, Customize Object Selector is a WordPress pages plugin with 40 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 7.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7.0+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP-PageNavi.

0/5Rating

40active installs

7.6K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

This plugin adds a Customizer control to select one or multiple posts (and eventually terms and users).

Core has long had a dropdown-pages control type which is used in the static front page section for the “page on front” and “page for posts” controls. There is a problem with this control however: it outputs the entire tree of pages for every registered instance of the control. For sites that have a lot of pages, this can introduce a performance problem to generate this full list, not only once, but twice for the two controls. This plugin upgrades the “page on front” and “page for posts” controls to instead make use of the Customize Object Selector control, not only allowing for the list of pages to be loaded via Ajax on demand but also for the list to be searched.

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