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Widget Builder

Widget Builder uses native WordPress editing interface to provide a unique tool to build custom widgets for your site(s).

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Tested up to WordPress 4.3
Current version1.6.2
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.3
Minimum stackWP 3.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update21 Aug 201511y ago
Active installations500Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.7 / 5 from 10 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Widget Builder version 1.6.2 as active, updated 11y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.3.

Overview

About this plugin

Widget Builder uses native WordPress editing interface to provide a unique tool to build custom widgets for your site(s).

  • MU Compatible
  • Create admin dashboard widgets NEW!
  • Link the image
  • Title and Description
  • Customize “Read More” link text
  • Very versatile. All fields are optional.
  • Supports override of template so that you can override the template for your theme!

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This plugin is actively supported and we will do our best to help you. In return we simply as 3 things:

  • Help Out. If you see a question on the forum you can help with or have a great idea and want to code it up and submit a patch, that would be just plain awesome and we will shower you with praise. Might even be a good way to get to know us and lead to some paid work if you freelance. Also, we are happy to post translations if you provide them.
  • Donate – if this is generating enough revenue to support our time it makes all the difference in the world

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Documentation

Dashboard Widgets

Select ‘Available As Dashboard Widget’ in the widget editor to enable a widget as a dashboard widget. If you do not want this widget showing in the available widgets list for sidebar placement, select ‘Disable Sidebar Widget’.

Default vs. Custom Templates

The built in template can be overridden by files within your template.

The Widget Builder comes with a default template for the widget output. php” file.

Edit the new file to your hearts content. Please do not edit the one in the plugin folder as that will cause conflicts when you update the plugin to the latest release.

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Filter widget query args

Filter your query arguments or get_posts altogether for granular fine tuning your listing of widgets or in the case of MU install restricting the builder to one site.

The following filters are available for override

‘tribe_widget_builder_get_posts_args’ // customize the widget query parameters

‘tribe_widget_builder_get_posts’ // change the get_posts() query

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • featured image
  • admin
  • sidebar
  • simple
  • widget
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.3

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.3.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.3
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity21 Aug 201511y ago

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