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Dashboard Widget

20+ installs · #25,746 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Custom Sidebars
Shares 2 of Dashboard Widget's 5 tags.
Most installed
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
200K+ active installs.
Best rated
Content Aware Sidebars
4.9 out of 5 from 724 reviews.
Most recently updated
Content Aware Sidebars
Updated on Oct 23, 2026.
  1. Custom Sidebars

    by WebFactory

    Flexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #449
    Rating
    4.7(1K)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  2. Image Widget

    by Nexcess

    A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #398
    Rating
    4.9(287)
    Updated
    6 months ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  3. Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

    by Kybernetik Services

    List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #353
    Rating
    4.8(215)
    Updated
    29 days ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  4. Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

    by monetizemore

    More attention and a higher ad performance with fixed sticky widgets.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #575
    Rating
    4.7(262)
    Updated
    3 years ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  5. Content Aware Sidebars

    by Joachim Jensen

    Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #1,000
    Rating
    4.9(724)
    Updated
    17 days ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  6. Dashboard Notepad

    by Stephanie Leary

    The very simplest of notepads for your Dashboard.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #2,103
    Rating
    4.6(12)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharesdashboardwidget

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  7. SMK Sidebar Generator

    by Andrei Surdu

    Create unlimited custom sidebars and widget areas. Display different sidebars on specific pages, posts, or custom post types with conditional logic.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,762
    Rating
    4.4(5)
    Updated
    8 months ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  8. Simple Image Widget

    by Cedaro

    A simple widget that makes it a breeze to add images to your sidebars.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,605
    Rating
    4.5(39)
    Updated
    1 year ago

    Sharessidebarwidget

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  9. Widget Disable

    by required

    Disable sidebar and dashboard widgets with an easy to use interface.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,460
    Rating
    4.8(24)
    Updated
    1 month ago

    Sharesadmindashboard

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  10. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget

    by Black Studio

    The visual editor widget for WordPress.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #236
    Rating
    4.8(191)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Shareswidget

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  11. PHP Code Widget

    by Samuel Wood (Otto)

    Like the Text widget, but also allows working PHP code to be inserted.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #573
    Rating
    4.7(61)
    Updated
    4 years ago

    Shareswidget

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  12. Enhanced Text Widget

    by cl272

    An enhanced version of the text widget that supports Text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Shortcodes and PHP with linkable widget title.

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #1,001
    Rating
    4.9(50)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Shareswidget

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