Adds a simple HTML widget with syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS and JS.
As of April 2026, HTML Widget is a WordPress html plugin with 400 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for….
HTML Widget adds a new widget that can be used for displaying any custom HTML in a easy to use way. The syntax highlighting makes the code clear and readable which makes your widgets easier to manage. Only users with sufficient capabilities can use all HTML elements, while users with limited capabilities can only use safe HTML that is allowed in posts.
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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