Widget Visibility Control for WordPress Plugin Directory

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:

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, current_user_can, is_user_logged_in…) into proper visibility rules, including value lists and negated conditions. Works with data from both Widget Logic 5.x and 6.x

Works even if you already removed it – The importer reads the rules Widget Logic left in your database, so it works whether the plugin is still active, deactivated, or deleted

You decide what’s tricky – For rules we can’t translate automatically, the importer explains why and 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, and the original code of each imported widget is kept as a reference even after that

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.

Need help or have suggestions?

Official website

WordPress support forum

YouTube channel

Documentation and tutorials

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