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.)
• Capability targeting – Go finer than roles and target a specific capability (manage_options, edit_posts, or any capability your plugins add)
• Single content, sticky posts and paginated archives – Conditions for any single content, for sticky posts, and for page 2 and beyond of an archive
• 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
• JSON export and restore – Download all your visibility rules as a file and load them back when you need them, merging into the current setup or replacing it

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 was closed on the WordPress.org plugin directory on 14 April 2026 and no longer receives updates. Widget Visibility Control is a safe, maintained alternative:

Read the full description on the official page →