Empty widget areas with the click of a button
As of April 2026, Empty Widget Areas is a WordPress empty plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Blank Slate.
Many times while developing themes for WordPress I had to empty widget areas after cloning a site/setting up a site. This started to become annoying. Enter Empty Widget Areas.
With just a click of a button you can empty the whole widget area and remove all the widgets, giving you a fresh start to your widget life.
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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