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Widget Disable v3.0.1

This simple plugin allows you to disable any sidebar and dashboard widget for the current WordPress site you are on. It provides a simple user interface available to users with edit_theme_options capa...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 13 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 14, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 14, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.0+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 88% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 114 Passed
  • 7 Warnings
  • 4 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 93/100
Excellent

57 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

32.3 KB

98.0 KB unzipped

Total files

21

across all file types

Lines of PHP

974

in 4 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • MD
  • TXT
  • JSON
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 27 High
  • 5 Medium
  • 14 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 13 audited versions of Widget Disable, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Security (-3). The codebase grew 24% in size.

Audited 1.2.0 → 3.0.1 · 13 versions

0 50 100 1.2.0 3.0.1

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 25 50 1.2.0 3.0.1

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

167

downloads

Today

17

downloads

Week over week

−5%

vs previous week

Month over month

−11%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

12% of installs run an older version

≈ 1.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.0
  • v2.1
  • v3.0

Ratings

24 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 23
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 0
  • 1 1

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Jul 17, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 249 days

average between releases

Total releases

13

since Apr 2015 · 11 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Widget Disable in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Widget Disable v3.0.1 flagged 46 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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