Widget Disable
Healthy: Widget Disable is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| wearerequired | 23 Apr 2015 to 23 Sep 2026, 48 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 42 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 23 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- Not working on Storefront theme · 1 star · 2 Jun 2025
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 76 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 160 |
| 18 May 2026 | 164 |
| 25 May 2026 | 174 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 99 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 113 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 114 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 119 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 126 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 131 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 160 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 195 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 166 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 195 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 178 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 178 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 168 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 175 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 167 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 210 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 287 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 225 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 217 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 197 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 319 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 262 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 52 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | required |
| Added | 23 Apr 2015 |
| Last updated | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Admin Interface Customization |
| Tags | admin, widgets, dashboard, sidebar widgets, dashboard widgets |
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Questions
Is Widget Disable still maintained?
Widget Disable was last updated on 23 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Widget Disable safe?
Widget Disable has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Widget Disable?
The wordpress.org author is required. Recent committers: wearerequired, swissspidy, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Widget Disable?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.