Widget Visibility Control
Widget Visibility Control lets you decide exactly where each widget appears on your site. Show widgets only on specific pages, hide them for logged-out users, display different content for different categories – all without writing a single line of code.
Looking for Widget Visibility and Scheduling?
This plugin gives you control over where your widgets appear:
- Page targeting – Show widgets on the front page, blog page, specific pages, or 404 error page
- Content targeting – Display widgets only on certain categories, tags, or custom taxonomies
- Cascading taxonomy selector – Quickly find terms in sites with many taxonomies (WooCommerce friendly)
- Include child terms – Match child terms automatically for hierarchical taxonomies
- User targeting – Show different widgets to logged-in users vs. visitors
- Role-based display – Target specific user roles (administrators, editors, subscribers, etc.)
- Author pages – Control visibility on author archive pages
- Date archives – Target daily, monthly, or yearly archives
- Post type support – Works with custom post types and their archives
- Time scheduling – Schedule widgets to appear only during specific date and time ranges. Perfect for promotional banners, seasonal offers, holiday announcements, flash sales, event countdowns, and time-limited content
Multiple Conditions
Create sophisticated visibility rules by combining multiple conditions:
- Use OR logic – Show if ANY condition matches
- Use AND logic – Show only if ALL conditions match
- Mix and match – Create exactly the rules you need
Built for Performance
- Minimal database queries with intelligent caching
- Only loads assets where needed (widget screens)
- Clean, optimized code following WordPress standards
Why Choose This Plugin?
- Lightweight – Focused functionality without unnecessary features
- All features included – No premium version required
- Jetpack Compatible – Migrate from Jetpack Widget Visibility without reconfiguring anything
- Independent Storage – Your rules are stored separately, safe from Jetpack changes
- Block Editor Ready – Works with both classic widgets and block-based widgets
- Privacy Focused – No external connections, no tracking, no data collection
- Safe by design – No PHP eval, no arbitrary code execution; rules are stored as structured data
Coming from Jetpack?
If you’ve been using Jetpack just for widget visibility and want to reduce your site’s load, this plugin can help:
- No configuration needed – Your existing visibility rules are automatically imported on activation
- Same familiar interface – The visibility panel works as you’re used to
- Keep or clean legacy data – Choose to maintain Jetpack compatibility or clean up completely
- No disruption – Your widgets will continue working as before
Coming from Widget Logic?
Widget Logic has been closed on the WordPress plugin directory. Widget Visibility Control is a safe, maintained alternative:
- No PHP eval – Visibility rules are stored as structured data, not as executable PHP code
- Assisted import – On detection of Widget Logic data, an importer translates the most common conditional tags (is_home, is_page, is_category, is_user_logged_in…) into proper visibility rules. Works with data from both Widget Logic 5.x and 6.x
- You decide what’s tricky – For rules we can’t translate automatically, the importer asks per widget whether to import as always visible, always hidden, or skip
- Original data preserved – Your Widget Logic data stays in the database until you choose to clean it up
Coming from Widget Options?
If you only use Widget Options for visibility and want a lighter, focused plugin without the pro upsells:
- No pro version – All features included in the free plugin
- Visibility-first – We do one thing well: show/hide widgets based on pages, content, users, roles, and schedule
- Compatible interfaces – Works in the block-based widget editor, the classic widget editor, and the Customizer
- Quick try – Install alongside Widget Options to compare; switch when you’re ready
Developer Friendly
- Follows WordPress Coding Standards
- Fully translatable with complete i18n support
- Action and filter hooks for customization
- Clean uninstall – removes only its own data
Support
Need private support or custom development?
Do you need one-on-one help, priority troubleshooting, or a custom feature, integration, or tweak built specifically for your site? I offer private support and custom development. Just contact me and tell me what you need.
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