10 Best Widgets on Pages Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Widgets on Pages has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Widgets on Pages
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Widgetize Pages Light
Closest match4.2 (32) 3,000+ active installsDrop widgets in page or post content area. Widgetized pages. Build your custom Responsive page layout in no time. No coding, easy and fun!
Shares the sidebar, widgets, widgets in page tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 20,000+, no update since May 7, 2022.
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5.0 (29) 3,000+ active installsA widget to display an attractive summary of any page in any widget area.
Shares the sidebar, widgets tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 20,000+, no update since August 12, 2020.
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4.3 (32) 5,000+ active installsImports well-formed HTML files into WordPress pages.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more
4.8 (164) 80,000+ active installsAdd a listing of content on your website using a simple shortcode. Filter the results by category, author, and more.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, no update since October 14, 2024.
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5.0 (22) 10,000+ active installsAn admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated November 17, 2025.
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4.9 (20) 4,000+ active installsUsing this plugin one can easily collapse/expand pages with children and grand children.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, no update since July 9, 2019.
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4.8 (23) 20,000+ active installsAdds the built in WordPress categories and tags to your pages.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated January 7, 2026.
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4.4 (86) 10,000+ active installsEasily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.4 against 4.7, no update since May 13, 2019.
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4.8 (71) 30,000+ active installsInsert Pages lets you embed any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) into other WordPress content using the Shortcode API.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated June 19, 2026.
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4.7 (126) 90,000+ active installsNested Pages provides a drag and drop interface for managing pages & posts in the WordPress admin, while maintaining quick edit functionality.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 4.5 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
Switching from Widgets on Pages: common questions
What is the best alternative to Widgets on Pages?
Widgetize Pages Light is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3,000+ active installs with a 4.2 out of 5 rating.
Which Widgets on Pages alternative has the most users?
Nested Pages, with 90,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Widgets on Pages alternative is rated highest?
Display Posts, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 164 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Widgets on Pages alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Widgets on Pages score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Widgets on Pages on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Widgetize Pages Light is the closest match to Widgets on Pages by the data we track, and Nested Pages has the widest reach with 90,000+ active installs. Nested Pages shipped the most recent release, on September 1, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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