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Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.2.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Essential Widgets has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 519,208 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Essential Widgets at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
519,208
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Essential Widgets well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • EW: Archives The Archives widget comes with various customization options. Choose a title, limit the number of posts, select the archive type, post type, order…
  • EW: Authors Displaying the author’s information is kind of a must-have feature if your website has multiple authors. Our new WordPress widgets plugin allows…
  • EW: Categories Essential Widgets Pro supports Categories widget. The widget provides you with various customizable options such as the title of the widget…
  • EW: Menus Bored with the same default menu? Our new WordPress plugin for widgets, Essential Widgets Pro supports Menus widget. With the Menus widget filled…
  • EW: Pages Display a list of pages with the Pages widget. With various customization options being provided to you, you can showcase the pages that are more…
  • EW: Posts Essential Widgets Pro supports Posts widget. With the widget and its customizable options, you can easily display a list of posts on your website.…
  • EW: Tags And last, but definitely not the least, the Tags widget. You can display a list of tags as cloud or list, select the order of the tags, sort by option…

Essential Widgets reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.5 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
1
4★
0
3★
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2★
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1★
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  • alot of useful widgets but in the paid version

    A lot of useful widgets but in the paid version. The free one is limited.

    KJA4U

  • Excellent

    Excellent

    adminmaw

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Details

Essential Widgets is a WordPress plugin for widgets that allows you to create and add amazing widgets with high customization option

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

Tags

  • categories
  • pages
  • posts
  • tags
  • widgets

More from Catch Themes

Version
3.2.1
Last updated
Jun 18, 2026
First published
Nov 22, 2017
Requires WordPress
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Essential Widgets FAQ

What does Essential Widgets do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Essential Widgets offers EW: Archives The Archives widget comes with various customization options. Choose a title, limit the number of posts, select the archive type, post type, order, EW: Authors Displaying the author’s information is kind of a must-have feature if your website has multiple authors. Our new WordPress widgets plugin allows, EW: Categories Essential Widgets Pro supports Categories widget. The widget provides you with various customizable options such as the title of the widget, EW: Menus Bored with the same default menu? Our new WordPress plugin for widgets, Essential Widgets Pro supports Menus widget. With the Menus widget filled and EW: Pages Display a list of pages with the Pages widget. With various customization options being provided to you, you can showcase the pages that are more.

How many active installs does Essential Widgets have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Essential Widgets as of September 7, 2026.

Is Essential Widgets still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Essential Widgets have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Essential Widgets are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Essential Widgets free?

Essential Widgets is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.