Active installations500Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.4 / 5 from 9 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Widget Instance version 0.9.4 as active, updated 8y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.9.
Overview
About this plugin
Widgets are normally displayed as part of a sidebar using the dynamic_sidebar()
function. There is the_widget function for static widgets, but there is no
equivalent for specific widgets configured in the Appearance > Widgets area.
The Widget Instance plugin allows WordPress users of all abilities to display
these widgets outside of the sidebars they have been assigned to.
Features
A wysiwyg editor button for selecting available widgets,
A shortcode [widget_instance id=”[widget_id]”],
A theme action do_action(‘widget_instance’, [widget_id]) and finally
Utility functions for developers get_widget_instance and widget_instance
Usage
[widget_instance id=”[widget_id]”]
do_action(‘widget_instance’, ‘[widget_id]’);
the_widget_instance(‘[widget_id]’);
get_the_widget_instance(‘[widget_id]’);
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
display widget
widget instance
widgets
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 4.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 2.9.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity11 Jul 20188y ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
No tracked version or compatibility changes have been recorded by WP PlugIndex yet.
Tracking & source
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