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WP Moon Phase Widget

Moon phase widget for Wordpress

WP Moon Phase Widget

The facts

Rating
3.8★ from 4
Active installs
200+
Price
Free
Last updated
26 Dec 2019
Added
Dec 2019
Requires WP
4.7
Tested up to
WP 5.3.23
Requires PHP
5.6
Downloads
4,744

Our analysis

AI-assisted

WP Moon Phase Widget is a WordPress plugin that adds a moon phase widget to your site's sidebar or posts. It features auto geo detection, displays the moon phase name and image, and provides moonset and moonrise times along with the moon's zodiac sign. You can also customise the background colour of the widget.

This plugin is suitable for users interested in astrology or those who want to display lunar information on their website. It can be added to a sidebar as a standard widget or included in posts using a shortcode.

Best for: This plugin suits websites focused on astrology or those wanting to display moon phase information.

What it does well

  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
  • Allows addition of a moon phase widget to sidebar or posts
  • Includes auto geo detection for accurate moon phase information
  • Customisable background colour for the widget
  • Displays moonset and moonrise times

Where it falls short

  • Only one widget can be used at a time
  • Last updated in December 2019
  • Directory score of 46/100 indicates potential issues

Verdict

WP Moon Phase Widget provides basic lunar information in a customisable format, but its outdated status and directory score may raise concerns for some users.

From the developer

Moon Organizer's own description of WP Moon Phase Widget, lightly tidied.

WP Moon Phase Widget plugin allows you to add an awesome moon phase widget to sidebar or post.

Key features

  • Auto Geo detection
  • Moon phase name and image
  • Moonset and moonrise time
  • Moon zodiac sign
  • Ability to change the background color
  • Ability to add the widget to a sidebar or a post (via shortcode)

You can learn more about moon phase here

Usage

In sidebar

You can add a widget as a standard WordPress widget.

  1. Go to Appearance > Widgets
  2. Find WP Moon Phase Widget
  3. Add to a sidebar
  4. Add a title (optional)
  5. Configure desired background color (default is white)

In a post or a page

You can add the widget to post or page via shortcode:

[mph-widget]

With specified background color:

[mph-widget color="#ffffff"]

You can use only one widget at a time. So if you want to add it to post, delete it from the sidebar.

Credits

Based on moon-phase-widget javascript library.

Read the full description on the official page →

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