Description
A simple and easy way to control which pages your widgets appear. You can show or hide a widget on the front page, 404 page, search page, archive page, categories, authors, tags, or any other WordPress page.
Why should you use this plugin?
- Works in WordPress customizer!
- Translation ready – A must have for non-english speakers.
- Fewer clicks saves time – Useful when dealing with many widgets.
- Follows the WordPress hierarchy for the visibility logic.
Link
- Widget Visibility – Free version home page.
- Widget Visibility Pro – Pro version with post and productivity enhancements.
License
GPLv2 or later – http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Screenshots
Widget Visibility settings inside a widget. 
Widget Visibility also works in WordPress customizer. Here the widget is hidden from the front page.
Installation
Install via WordPress Admin
- Ready the zip file of the plugin
- Go to Admin > Plugins > Add New
- On the upper portion click the Upload link
- Using the file upload field, upload the plugin zip file here and activate the plugin
Install via FTP
- First unzip the plugin file
- Using FTP go to your server’s wp-content/plugins directory
- Upload the unzipped plugin here
- Once finished, login into your WP Admin and go to Admin > Plugins
- Look for the plugin and activate it
Usage
- Go to Admin > Appearance > Widgets.
- Select a widget to edit.
- In the dropdown box, select if you want to Show or Hide this widget.
- Using the checkboxes, check the pages where you want the widget to show up (or be hidden).
- Save the widget.
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
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Install via WordPress Admin
- Ready the zip file of the plugin
- Go to Admin > Plugins > Add New
- On the upper portion click the Upload link
- Using the file upload field, upload the plugin zip file here and activate the plugin
Install via FTP
- First unzip the plugin file
- Using FTP go to your server’s wp-content/plugins directory
- Upload the unzipped plugin here
- Once finished, login into your WP Admin and go to Admin > Plugins
- Look for the plugin and activate it
Usage
- Go to Admin > Appearance > Widgets.
- Select a widget to edit.
- In the dropdown box, select if you want to Show or Hide this widget.
- Using the checkboxes, check the pages where you want the widget to show up (or be hidden).
- Save the widget.
- No FAQ at the moment
Reviews
September 12, 2019
It is a great alternative to other widget visibility plugins, some of which can create massive performance issues on sites with thousands of users. Would be nice to see some updates, at least bumping the "tested up to". Seems to work just fine, and been using it for a couple years.
May 11, 2019
Erzeugt nach dem Aktivieren in WP 5.2 einen fatalen Fehler.
May 29, 2017
Not working in Canvas.
April 5, 2017
Thank you 🙂
October 21, 2016
Extremely simple to use and so helpful! I'll use this on all of my future sites - no question.
Thanks for creating this!
TByrd
September 3, 2016
A very simple but very nice plugin!
Contributors & Developers
“Widget Visibility” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Widget Visibility” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.3.1 – 2016-09-08
- Fix “Illegal string offset” warning
1.3.0 – 2016-09-07
- Tag options now works
- Refactor with better DI container and services
- Add info on Pro version
- Update WP tested version
1.2.1 – 2016-02-08
- Tested on WordPress 4.4.2
- Removed screenshots from plugin dir and move to svn assets
1.2.0 – 2014-12-18
- Use better codebase.
- Added top border to differentiate widget visibility controls from the rest of the widget.
- Added “Widgets” link in the plugins links
1.0.1 – 2014-09-28
- Fix notice warnings and typo.
1.0.0 – 2014-08-08
- Initial commit.