10 Best Pages In Widgets Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Pages In Widgets has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Pages In Widgets
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Link Library
Closest match4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsThe purpose of this plugin is to add the ability to output a list of link categories and a complete list of links with notes and descriptions.
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.6 (107) 20,000+ active installsWP-Paginate is a simple and flexible pagination plugin which provides users with better navigation on your WordPress site.
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated May 21, 2026.
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HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)
4.4 (24) 10,000+ active installsAdds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the HTML Sitemap Block or shortcode, perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.8 (53) 8,000+ active installsAttachments allows you to simply append any number of items from your WordPress Media Library to Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 2.7 times the installs, last updated December 30, 2025.
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4.0 (26) 5,000+ active installsA plugin that lets you select the categories that appear on the front page of your WordPress site.
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, no update since January 30, 2024.
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4.6 (48) 10,000+ active installsGet a tree view of all your pages directly in the admin menu. Search, add, edit, view, re-order – all is just one click away!
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated May 21, 2026.
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4.6 (59) 30,000+ active installsCustomize the management screen UI.
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since November 20, 2024.
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4.4 (117) 10,000+ active installsTHIS IS FORMER WORDPRESS FILE UPLOAD PLUGIN. Simple yet powerful plugin to allow users to upload files from any page, post or sidebar and manage them.
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated August 3, 2026.
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4.7 (30) 20,000+ active installsEasily add a Post Categories to Wordpress Pages
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, no update since October 19, 2019.
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4.3 (23) 6,000+ active installsLike Dislike for WordPress Posts | WordPress Page | Custom Post Types
Shares the page tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated May 23, 2026.
Switching from Pages In Widgets: common questions
What is the best alternative to Pages In Widgets?
Link Library is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Pages In Widgets alternative has the most users?
WP Admin UI Customize, with 30,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Pages In Widgets alternative is rated highest?
Attachments, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 53 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Pages In Widgets alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Pages In Widgets score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Pages In Widgets on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Link Library is the closest match to Pages In Widgets by the data we track, and WP Admin UI Customize has the widest reach with 30,000+ active installs. Link Library shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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