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Classic Text Widget

by Victor Font · WordPress.org page

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 5.2.26

Classic Text Widget has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 21,499 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 29, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.2.26.

Classic Text Widget at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
21,499
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Classic Text Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.2.26, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 15 reviews on WordPress.org

Classic Text Widget reviews and ratings

15 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Lifesaver

    The default text widget broke my shortcodes. Thanks for providing an easily solution!

    Christoph

  • Great For HTML

    I was about to make this exact plugin. Thank you for putting this together. Works perfectly!

    Lee Blue

  • Wish I Found This Sooner

    A week shot, but at least we're back to pre-update functionality. Thanks a M I L L I O N !!!

    editork

  • hallelujah!

    This bug in WP core and then this fix encompases all that is bad and all that is good about WP.

    BitEdge

  • Saved by the bell ... Awesome!

    Thank you for rescuing us from the latest WP 4.8 text widget disaster ... keep us the awesome work. Thanx again...

    ahmedmusawir

  • Cheers.

    Cheers for the plugin. As much as I like visual editor functionality brought to widgets in WP 4.8, we DO need that classic functionality as well! Hope they will fix it one way or another in some WP 4.8.1 or something... So again, big thanks for the plugin!

    Kramarz

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Details

The classic pre-WordPress version 4.8 text widget

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • classic text widget
  • text
  • text widget
Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Apr 29, 2019
First published
Jun 11, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.8
Tested up to
5.2.26
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Classic Text Widget FAQ

How many active installs does Classic Text Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Classic Text Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Classic Text Widget still maintained?

The last release was on April 29, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Classic Text Widget free?

Classic Text Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.