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 …
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 +….
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:
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Initial release
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