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Widget Visibility Control

by Fernando Tellado · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Widget Visibility Control has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,844 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Widget Visibility Control at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
1,844
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 Widget Visibility Control well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

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

  • Page targeting – Show widgets on the front page, blog page, specific pages, or 404 error page
  • Content targeting – Display widgets only on certain categories, tags, or custom taxonomies
  • Cascading taxonomy selector – Quickly find terms in sites with many taxonomies (WooCommerce friendly)
  • Include child terms – Match child terms automatically for hierarchical taxonomies
  • User targeting – Show different widgets to logged-in users vs. visitors
  • Role-based display – Target specific user roles (administrators, editors, subscribers, etc.)
  • Capability targeting – Go finer than roles and target a specific capability (manage_options, edit_posts, or any capability your plugins add)
  • Single content, sticky posts and paginated archives – Conditions for any single content, for sticky posts, and for page 2 and beyond of an archive
  • Author pages – Control visibility on author archive pages
  • Date archives – Target daily, monthly, or yearly archives
  • Post type support – Works with custom post types and their archives
  • Time scheduling – Schedule widgets to appear only during specific date and time ranges. Perfect for promotional banners, seasonal offers, holiday…

Widget Visibility Control reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Another excellent plugin

    Another excellent plugin—thank you! As expected from Fernando Tellado, this plugin is simple, focused, and does exactly what it promises without unnecessary complexity. I had been using another plugin for the same purpose, but it was full of ads, upsells, and artificially restricted features. After years of frustration, switching to this was a relief. What stands out the most: All features are available in the free version, with no hidden limitations. Clean and focused functionality—no bloat, just what you need. No external connections, tracking, or data collection, which is increasingly rare and very appreciated. If you're looking for a lightweight and trustworthy solution for widget visibility control, this plugin is a solid choice.

    Alain Aubry

  • Good plugin

    The plugin works and is made for optimization.One ask - when there are many taxonomies (WC site) with many terms. When you select a Taxonomy, it takes minutes to find a term in the dropdown, because they are all listed in one dropdown. Would be great to have Txonomy > Select specific taxonomy > Select term in that taxonomy.

    Themico

  • Good one

    A must!

    Alvaro Torres

  • Needed for control

    Just great to add some control when you have so many over the years

    Héctor Tellado

Details

Lightweight conditional widget visibility. Show or hide widgets by page, post type, category, user role, login status, and schedule.

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

Tags

  • conditional widgets
  • jetpack
  • widget logic
  • Widget Options
  • widget visibility

More from Fernando Tellado

Version
1.4.0
Last updated
Aug 14, 2026
First published
Dec 18, 2025
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Widget Visibility Control FAQ

What does Widget Visibility Control do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Widget Visibility Control offers Page targeting – Show widgets on the front page, blog page, specific pages, or 404 error page, Content targeting – Display widgets only on certain categories, tags, or custom taxonomies, Cascading taxonomy selector – Quickly find terms in sites with many taxonomies (WooCommerce friendly), Include child terms – Match child terms automatically for hierarchical taxonomies and User targeting – Show different widgets to logged-in users vs. visitors.

How many active installs does Widget Visibility Control have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Widget Visibility Control as of September 7, 2026.

Is Widget Visibility Control still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Widget Visibility Control free?

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