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Organic Widget Area Block

by Organic Themes · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.3 Tested up to WP 5.7.17

Organic Widget Area Block has 800+ active installs on WordPress.org and 40,426 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 25, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.7.17.

Organic Widget Area Block at a glance

Active installs
800+
Total downloads
40,426
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 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 5.7.17, not yet with the current 7.1

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

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
5.7.17
Requires PHP
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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 September 7, 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.