Widget Saver
Saves the current widget layout and allows the layout to be restored at a later date.
4.2(5 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Widget Saver is a WordPress admin plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.
4.2/55 reviews
100active installs
10K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
A plugin that adds “Add”, “Save”, “Restore” and “Delete” buttons to the Widgets configuration page with the following
functionality:
- Add: Adds a new named widget layout and saves the current widget layout against the new layout name.
- Save: Saves the current widget layout against the selected layout name.
- Restore: Restores the previously saved widget layout. If the theme name shown next to the layout name in the
drop-down matches the current theme, widgets will be restored to the sidebar they were located in when the layout was
saved. - Delete: Deletes the selected widget layout – does not modify the current layout of the widgets.
Note that the behaviour has changed from version 1 – widget layouts are not automatically restored wh…
Ratings & Reviews
4.25 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.0.0
- Updated to be compatible with WordPress 3.4.2.
- Added ability to save multiple named layouts per theme.
- Removed reset button for resetting widgets.
- Removed auto-restore on theme activation.
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