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Widget Entries

Widget Entries plugin creates the Widget post-type in the administration area to make easier the edition of the text widgets, and it also register a n …

By marquex·PHP·Free
5(1 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, Widget Entries is a WordPress php plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

5/51 reviews
400active installs
18K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

The text widget that comes with WordPress is one of the its most useful features because of its power and flexibility. It admits HTML code but it is not very comfortable to code in that small box, so that is the reason because some WYSIWYG widgets were created some later, you can add images, and format the text easily.

But widgets are pieces of our sites intended to change some often, and it would be nice to have revisions, or upload images just for them, use shortcodes… cutting the story short, to handle widgets as they were posts.

Widget Entries plugin creates the Widget post-type in the administration area to make easier the edition of the text widgets, and also register a new widget to import the widget entries easily.

This way of working has many advantages:

  • You can format you…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.1

Initial release

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Contributors

marquexmarquex
Plugin Info
Version
0.1
Last Updated
Jan 24, 2011
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.1.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
18K+
Added
Jan 20, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

phpwidgetsidebarspost typecustom widgets

Developer

M
marquex
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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