Customize Widgets Plus
v0.2by Weston Ruter · updated 11 years ago
Lab features and a testbed for improvements to Widgets and the Customizer.
- Rank
- #43,773
- No change yet
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 13
- 10+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 3.1K
- 3,076 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Customize Widgets Plus at a glance
Customize Widgets Plus is a WordPress plugin by Weston Ruter with 10+ active installs, the #43,773 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. It has no reviews yet. Version 0.2 came out on Jun 3, 2015, more than 11 years ago. Among the 124 plugins tagged “customize”, it ranks #85. It was first released in 2015.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 13 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats11 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Customize Widgets Plus |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 13 · 0.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 15 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 15 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 13 |
Rank over time
#43,773 · up 1,754 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | #43,773 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #39,726 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #45,303 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #35,232 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #37,571 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #37,512 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #40,939 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #47,289 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #46,358 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #41,772 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #45,527 |
Growth %
Average 0.00% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -3.57% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +7.69% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -13.33% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | +7.14% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | +16.67% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -7.69% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0.00% |
Active installs band
10+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v0.2100%
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 0.2
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Tested up to
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- May 11, 2015
- Last updated
- Jun 3, 2015
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Customize Widgets Plus
How many websites use Customize Widgets Plus?
Customize Widgets Plus is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #43,773 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Customize Widgets Plus been downloaded?
3,076 times in total since 2015.
When was Customize Widgets Plus last updated?
Version 0.2 came out on Jun 3, 2015 (11 years ago).
Is Customize Widgets Plus still maintained?
Its last release was 11 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Customize Widgets Plus have?
No one has reviewed Customize Widgets Plus on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Customize Widgets Plus?
The plugins most like Customize Widgets Plus, by the tags they share, are SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (400K+), Jeg Kit for Elementor (300K+) and Widget Importer & Exporter (200K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 13 |
| Reported installs | 10+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 3.1K |
| Author | Weston Ruter |
| First released | May 11, 2015 |
| Version | 0.2 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jun 3, 2015 |
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