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Organic Widget Area Block

by Organic Themes · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.3 Tested up to WP 5.7.20

Organic Widget Area Block has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 40,640 downloads all time. It was downloaded 157 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on May 25, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.7.20.

Organic Widget Area Block at a glance

Active installs
800+
Total downloads
40,640
Downloads, last 30 days
157
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Organic Widget Area Block well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.7.20, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Content Slideshow Block View Example – Display a custom slideshow of your posts or pages anywhere on your site
  • Posts Block View Example – Showcase any post type in a customizable blog style layout
  • Portfolio Block View Example – Display a customizable portfolio of posts on any page of your website
  • Profile Block View Example – Feature personal profiles for authors or team members with endless social media links
  • Testimonials Block View Example – Showcase a slideshow of customer testimonials from any custom post type, even the Jetpack testimonials post type
  • Pages Block View Example – Display a group of featured pages on any page or post. An excellent block for building custom home page layouts
  • Header Block View Example – Create custom headers for your website. The header block allows for the adding of logos, custom menus, and more
  • Footer Block View Example – Similar to the Header Block, create custom footers for your website

Organic Widget Area Block reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Works great but crashes on PHP 8.0

    This plug-in was so helpful when everyone was trying to catch up to Gutenberg, but now it crashes the website when I update to PHP 8.0. So sad...

    scopie

  • Advertising wont go away

    Great plugin except the advertising will not dismiss.

    completegraphics

  • Ugly advertising

    An advertisement will be constantly visible in your backend, if you install this plugin: "Upgrade The Widget Area Block and receive 11 Additional Premium Blocks for the Gutenberg editor! Get Blocks Bundle" Closing this message will not make it go away. Otherwise the plugin seems to work, but I'm not willing to clutter my backend with yet another pointless notification.

    Joona Nuutinen

  • Why isn't this part of Gutenberg already?

    I'd just assumed this functionality was built-in to the new default editor... NOPE. This plugin does EXACTLY what you want it to do, perfectly!

    jmurphree

  • Just works great!

    This is an awesome plugin; it does one thing and does it super well. You can add a widget area that was created by the theme or create a new widget area and add it to a block. Once the widget area is added, you can click it open to add the widget and adjust the widget settings. Really easy to add any widget you like to a block!

    Marcy

  • Good plugin

    Great plugin that does exactly what it says. Easy to use and add widgets into your posts or pages through a Gutenberg block. Clean code.

    Stanislav Khromov

Download and install history

225 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Organic Widget Area Block downloads per day05101520Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Organic Widget Area Block active installs02505007501kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Organic Widget Area Block rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Organic Widget Area Block review count02.557.510Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Details

The Widget Area Block allows for multiple custom Widget Areas to be created on any page or post using the Gutenberg block editor.

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

Tags

  • block
  • block-editor
  • blocks
  • gutenberg
  • widget area

More from Organic Themes

Version
1.2.3
Last updated
May 25, 2021
First published
Mar 18, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
5.7.20
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Organic Widget Area Block FAQ

What does Organic Widget Area Block do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Organic Widget Area Block offers Content Slideshow Block View Example – Display a custom slideshow of your posts or pages anywhere on your site, Posts Block View Example – Showcase any post type in a customizable blog style layout, Portfolio Block View Example – Display a customizable portfolio of posts on any page of your website, Profile Block View Example – Feature personal profiles for authors or team members with endless social media links and Testimonials Block View Example – Showcase a slideshow of customer testimonials from any custom post type, even the Jetpack testimonials post type.

How many active installs does Organic Widget Area Block have?

WordPress.org reports 800+ active installs for Organic Widget Area Block as of October 22, 2026.

Is Organic Widget Area Block still maintained?

The last release was on May 25, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Organic Widget Area Block free?

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