As of April 2026, ExS Widgets is a WordPress widget plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 30K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 26% this week. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
0/5Rating
2.0K+active installs
30K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
Adds four additional widgets: Posts, Category, Spacer, Meta. Also adds ExS Posts Gutenberg block
Features
ExS widgets is originally designed for working with ExS theme, but you can use in with any theme if you want.
In addition to the default WordPress Recent Posts widget you can add a posts with thumbnails, with a various layouts.
Also you can use ExS Blog Posts widget in your page as your Gutenberg Block Editor block.
Support
Use the WordPress.org forums for community support where we try to help all users.
If you need help or have any questions, please send us a note.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Download Trends
Today: 5Yesterday: 5This week: 44Period total: 3K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.3
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.3.2
- July, 15, 2024
- New ExS Blog Posts widget option – ‘Read More’ link text for each post
- New ExS Blog Posts widget option – images size select for grid layouts
- Whitelist available posts layout to prevent custom PHP file includes
- WordPress 6.6 support
Contributors
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