Privilege Widget
This plugin allows you to display widget items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.
The facts
- Active installs
- 500+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 18 Feb 2019
- Added
- May 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.9
- Tested up to
- WP 5.0.27
- Downloads
- 15,150
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Privilege Widget is a WordPress plugin that enables you to control the visibility of widget items based on user login status or assigned roles. It eliminates the need to modify theme files, which can be overwritten during updates. This allows for more flexible management of widgets without risking loss of customisations.
It is suitable for users who need to display different content in sidebars depending on whether visitors are logged in or what roles they have. This can be particularly useful for membership sites or any site that requires role-based content display.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress site owners who want to manage sidebar content based on user roles or login status.
What it does well
- ✓Allows widget visibility control based on user status
- ✓No need to modify theme files
- ✓Independent of theme updates
- ✓Fine-grained permissions for individual widgets
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in February 2019
- •Directory score of 41/100 indicates potential issues
- •Rating not published
Verdict
Privilege Widget offers a straightforward solution for managing widget visibility, but its outdated status and low directory score may raise concerns for some users.
From the developer
FuzzGuard's own description of Privilege Widget, lightly tidied.
This plugin allows you to display widget items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.
This plugin allows fine-grained permissions to be added to each individual widget item to display or not display the item based on the
users logged in/logged out status or the role assigned to the user. This solves the problem of having to modify theme functions.php files to add in widget restrictions. The changes in functions.php is often overwritten by a theme update. This plugin removes that worry, as you can update the theme, independent of the plugin.