Is Widgets Control free?

Yes, Widgets Control is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Widgets Control?

Widgets Control has 800 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Widgets Control alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Widgets Control include Kirki Customizer Framework, Child Theme Configurator, All In One Favicon. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Widgets Control work with the latest WordPress?

Widgets Control has been tested up to WordPress 6.9.4. It requires WordPress 6.5+ and PHP 7.4+.

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Widgets Control

Name: Widgets Control
Rating: 4.7 (15 reviews)
Author: itthinx

A Widget toolbox that adds visibility management and helps to control where widgets, sidebars and content are shown efficiently.

By itthinx·Theme·Free

4.7(15 reviews)

·800 active installs·Updated 3 months ago

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As of April 2026, Widgets Control is a WordPress theme plugin with 800 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 29K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.5+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: Kirki Customizer Framework.

4.7/515 reviews

800active installs

29K+total downloads

11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Widgets Control is a toolbox that features visibility management for all widgets, sidebars, sections of content and content blocks.
It allows to show widgets and sidebars based on conditions – you can choose to show them only on certain pages or exclude them from being displayed.

Sections of content can also be restricted by using this plugin’s [widgets_control] shortcode.

You can also define new WYSIWYG Content Blocks that can be used in widgets, sidebars and with shortcodes.

For each widget and sidebar, you can decide where it should be displayed: