Widget Wrangler
A plugin for managing the display of widgets on a page by page basis. Using widgets as a post type.
5(11 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, Widget Wrangler is a WordPress admin plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 46K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.
5/511 reviews
200active installs
46K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
As of version 2.3, Widget Wrangler requires PHP 5.3 or higher
Widget Wrangler is a plugin for WordPress that gives administrators a clean interface for managing widgets on a page by page basis. On each page, you can control what widgets appear where.
Widget Wrangler provides the following features:
- Widgets as a post type
- PHP in widgets
- Custom Widget templates
- Control Widget visibility on any page (or post type)
- Control Widget visibility globally (Display Logic)
- Alter WordPress Sidebar HTML
- Shortcodes for Widgets
- Compatible with almost any existing WordPress Widget
- Hide Widget Titles
- Automatic Theme Setup
Widget Wrangler Setup Screencast
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
511 reviews
5 ★
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.3.9
- Bug fix: jQuery version update compatibility
Contributors
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