Best widget manager plugins for WordPress
The most popular widget manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ABD Dashboard Widget Manager leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Wise Widget Manager (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “widget manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 widget manager plugins
- 1.
ABD Dashboard Widget ManagerThe most installed widget manager plugin, with 300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 2.
Wise Widget ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “widget manager”
ABD Dashboard Widget Manager
Down in the last 7 days:15#10,822by abdwebdesign12 years ago
Customize your WordPress administrator dashboard. You can choose which admin widgets to display, the user roles, and add your own dashboard content.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Wise Widget Manager
#68,745by bisnusnr4 months ago
Centralized WordPress widget manager for classic themes with drag-and-drop reordering, isolated live previews, and visibility controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day