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Show Media Widget

Display media images or pdf documents in a widget filtered by categories

By ole1986·Show·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 2 years ago
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As of April 2026, Show Media Widget is a WordPress show plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Hide Posts.

0/5Rating
10active installs
2.0K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

This plugin is used to display thumbnail images (pdf supported) in a widget.
The main difference from other media widgets, is the use of taxonomy shipped with the Enhanced Media Library plugin

Features

  • filter by categories (using Enhanced Media Lib)
  • limit the output of thumbnails
  • “show more” link to load additional thumbnails
  • open in new tab
  • hide / show media title
Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.0.0+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Release notes are provided by the Github project page

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

ole1986ole1986
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.9
Last Updated
Dec 29, 2023
WP Requires
4.0.0+
Tested Up To
6.4.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.0K+
Added
Mar 15, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

showmediawidgetcategorypdf support

Developer

O
ole1986
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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