Adds 12 new widget areas to the Base WordPress theme framework using its action hooks.
As of April 2026, GPP Base Hook Widgets is a WordPress hooks plugin with 90 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Genesis Simple Hooks.
GPP Base Hook Widgets is a plugin that creates new widget areas for the Base theme by Graph Paper Press and attaches them to the theme’s action hooks. Basically, it allows you to add widgets pretty much anywhere.
Typically, to add extra stuff to the theme, you must use one of Base’s action hooks. This can be quite confusing to some users. This plugin was created mainly for those users without much PHP knowledge. It allows them to take advantage of Base’s hook system without the need to understand how it works. Of course, even advanced users can take advantage of this, especially when dealing with client work.
This plugin is for WordPress 3.0+ only.
You must have the Base theme installed to use it.
| WordPress | 3.0.4+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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