Flexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!
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Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!
Widget Options gives you super powers to control your site’s sidebar widgets and all Gutenberg blocks on pages, posts & other custom post types.
Disables Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
Centralized WordPress widget manager for classic themes with drag-and-drop reordering, isolated live previews, and visibility controls.
Classic Widgetsv0.3
Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
Classic Editor +v4.4.5
The "Classic Editor +" plugin disables the block editor, removes enqueued scripts/styles and brings back classic Widgets.
WDOnline Widget Managerv1.2.4
Control widget visibility by login status, user role and page. Style titles, text, links and widget boxes with a shared design or individual settings.
WPDevs Classic Editor & Widgets enables the traditional WordPress classic editor, classic widgets, and the previous version of the Edit Post scree …
Sticky widgets, blocks and sidebar elements that stay in view and stop before the footer. Keeps your existing Fixed Widget settings. No jQuery.