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Get Widget ID

Get ID of any active widget.

By a.ankit·Widget·Free
5(4 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Get Widget ID is a WordPress widget plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.

5/54 reviews
400active installs
9.0K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

As the name suggests the Get Widget ID Plugin allows you to display the widget id in the widget form.

One can also get the widget id by inspecting the html but I find that rather tedious. So I wrote this short snippet.

No more inspecting elements and messing with html. Simply install this plugin and you are good to go.

It is based on this Tutorial

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Version 1.0

  • First Release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

a.ankita.ankit
Plugin Info
Version
1.2
Last Updated
Oct 19, 2019
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
5.2.24
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
9.0K+
Added
Apr 11, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

widgetwidget idwidget formget widget idget active widget id

Developer

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a.ankit
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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