Disable Media Pages vs If Widget — WordPress

Disable Media Pages vs If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets

Name: Disable Media Pages
Rating: 5 (17 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Disable Media Pages

5.0·17reviews·10,000+installs

wordpress

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Disable Media Pages	If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets
Tagline	—	—
Description	2601 / 5000 chars52% used	1766 / 5000 chars35% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	joppuyo	Andrei
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Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Disable Media Pages

If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets

At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Disable Media Pages and If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets
Metric	Disable Media Pages	If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.4 ★
Total reviews	★ 17	9
Active installs	10,000+	1,000+
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	Disable Media Pages	If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets
contact	#857	Not ranked

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Disable Media Pages

Completely disable “attachment” pages created by WordPress. By default, WordPress creates a page for each of your attachments. This is can be undesirable because of two reasons: Search engine optimization Attachment pages don’t have any content, except an image, so they provide little value and can negatively affect your SEO because they are so-called thin content. Even worse, attachment pages may in some cases rank higher than your actual content pages which leads to a poor user experience. Reserved slugs Attachment pages can accidentally reserve slugs on your site. Let’s say you upload an image named contact.jpeg, an attachment page https://example.com/contact is automatically created. If you then try to create a page named Contact, the URL for that page will be https://example.com/contact-2 which isn’t that great. How it works This plugin works by automatically setting all attachment slugs to an unique id, so they won’t conflict with your pages. If an attachment page is accessed, the plugin will set a 404 status code and display the “page not found” template. You can also mangle any existing attachment slugs so they won’t cause any issues in the future. WP CLI support The plugin supports WP CLI. Mangle existing attachment slugs wp disable-media-pages mangle Restore attachment slugs wp disable-media-pages restore Note for WordPress 6.4 WordPress 6.4 includes a new feature that allows you to disable attachment pages. However, this feature redirects attachment pages to the file URL instead of returning a 404 error. To completely disable attachment pages, you should use this plugin instead. The WP 6.4 feature also does not fix the issue where attachment pages reserve slugs for pages. Also, there is not user interface to enable or disable media pages, they are automatically disabled for new sites but remain enabled for existing sites. Because of these issues, I recommend you to use this plugin instead of the built-in feature. The plugin will be updated in the foreseeable future, at least until attachment pages are completely removed from WordPress core and older WordPress versions are no longer in use. Thanks Special thanks to Greg Schoppe for his research and inspiration that helped a lot with developing this plugin. Support the plugin Maintaining a WordPress plugin is a lot of work. If you like the plugin, please consider rating it on WordPress.org. You can also support me on GitHub sponsors. Thank you! If you are interested, you can also check out my other WordPress plugins: Disable Customizer Disable Drop Cap ACF Image Aspect Ratio Crop

Top keywords

attachment15×3.49%
pages13×3.02%
attachment pages9×2.09%
wordpress9×2.09%
slugs7×1.63%
disable6×1.40%
page6×1.40%
wp5×1.16%
attachment slugs4×0.93%
automatically3×0.70%
because3×0.70%
completely3×0.70%

If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets

With If Widget you can control on which pages widgets are shown. Show or hide widgets with custom visibility rules (no PHP or technical knowledge required). The plugin is easy to use, each widget will have a new option “Show widget only if” which will enable the selection of visibility rules (example in Screenshots). Visibility rules can be combined with AND/OR to create even more personalised visibility options. Examples Display a widget only if User is logged in Hide widgets if Is mobile device OR Visitor is from US Display widgets only for Admins and Editors Hide Login or Register widgets for Logged in Users Show widget only for Admins AND Is not mobile device Visibility Rules These are the visibility rules you can add for widgets: User state: User is logged in User role: User is Admin or Editor (plus all the available roles) User registration: User registration is allowed Post type: Current post type is Post or Product Page type: Current page is Front Page or Blog Page URL: Current URL starts/ends with "this-page" URL: Current URL contains with "keyword" Device detection: Is mobile device Visitor location: Visitor is from US or Spain ✱ Visitor language: Visitor language is English or Spanish ✱ Third-party plugin integrations: Show if user is in Group "Group Name", Show if user has Subscription "Example Subscription" and more ✱ More Visibility Rules Add-on The paid Add-on provides more visibility rules and priority support. Visibility Rules: unlock all visibility rules like: visitor location, membership status, user groups and more. A few examples are marked with ✱ above. Support: get one-on-one email support for any questions you may have about installing and configuring our plugins. Get More Visibility Rules.

Top keywords

visibility11×3.90%
rules10×3.55%
user10×3.55%
visibility rules10×3.55%
visitor6×2.13%
widgets6×

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Disable Media Pages or If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Disable Media Pages has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 17 reviews) compared to If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets (4.4★ from 9 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Disable Media Pages or If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Disable Media Pages holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.4★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Disable Media Pages or If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Disable Media Pages has the deeper published review base (17 vs 9), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Disable Media Pages typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (17 reviews). If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (9 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Disable Media Pages and If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Migration support varies by app and category. Disable Media Pages and If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Disable Media Pages vs If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets

Disable Media Pages

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets

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3. Search rankings

4. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Disable Media Pages or If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Should I choose Disable Media Pages or If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Which is faster to set up, Disable Media Pages or If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Disable Media Pages and If Widget – Visibility control for Widgets?

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