Widget Content Blocks for WordPress Plugin Directory
Widget Content Blocks is the #35 ranked widget app on WordPress, with a 4.8 average rating from 60 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Widget Content Blocks is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Danny van Kooten. With a rating of 4.8★ from 60 reviews, it currently ranks #35 in the Widget category.
AppRanks data: Widget Content Blocks ranks #35 in Widget on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 5% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Widget Content Blocks is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Widget category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 60 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Danny van Kooten — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (60) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Widget Content Blocks works
WYSIWYG Widgets or rich text widgets This plugin adds so called “Widget Blocks” to your website which you can easily display in your widget areas.
You can create or edit the widget blocks just like you would edit any post or page, with all the default WordPress editing functions enabled. This way, you can use the visual editor that comes with WordPress to format your widgets. You can even use media uploading to insert images and so forth.
Features:
Create beautiful widgets without having to write HTML code
Easily insert media into your widget content
Add headings, lists, blockquotes and other HTML elements to your widgets using the WordPress classic editor
Use WP Links dialog to easily link to any of your pages or posts from a widget
Use shortcodes inside your widgets
Have a revision history of your widget content
Translation ready
Translations
Is the plugin not translated into your language? You can contribute your translations using the translation editor here on WordPress.org.
Source code
The source code of this plugin is available on GitHub: ibericode/wysiwyg-widgets.
About the plugin author
Danny van Kooten has been building WordPress plugins since 2010, starting with WordPress 3.0.
He is the founder of ibericode, the small software company behind popular WordPress plugins including Mailchimp for WordPress and Koko Analytics.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Widget#35of 781Top 5%
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Where Widget Content Blocks stands in the Widget category
Widget Content Blocks ranks #35 of 781 apps in the Widget category, placing it in the top 5% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Widget Content Blocks?
Widget Content Blocks is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 60 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Widget category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Danny van Kooten.
Who uses Widget Content Blocks?
Currently around 10,000 active stores have installed Widget Content Blocks. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Widget category on WordPress.
Where does Widget Content Blocks rank on WordPress?
Widget Content Blocks currently sits at position #35 in the Widget category on WordPress. That places it in the top 4% of 781 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.