Desire Page Widget
This plugin allows adding a single a widget zone in your contents via shortcode. It comes with a specially designed widget which displays pages content.
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Desire Page Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Desire Page Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| layout | >100 |
| one-page | >100 |
| page | >100 |
| single page | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Desire Page Widget
From the official readme · v1.0.1.2Description
This plugin allows adding a single a widget zone in your contents via shortcode.
It comes with a specially designed widget which displays pages content.
Translation
The plugin comes with english and french translations. Feel free to fork me on github if you want me to add yours 🙂
Support
I’ll offer support as much as I can through :
WordPress official page : https://wordpress.org/plugins/desire-page-widget/
Github official page : https://github.com/desirelabs/desire-page-widget
Notice that this plugin is made on my free time, so please, be patient if I don’t answer your requests right away 😉
Installation
Upload the Desire Page Widget plugin to your wp-content/plugins/ blog folder, then activate it.
- Go to appearance/widgets in your admin menu
- Add a Desire Page Widget in the freshly created Desire Widget Sidebar
- Select in the list the page you want to display
- Name to your widget (usually a name related to the page you’re including)
- Copy and paste the shortcode [desire_widget_sidebar] into the content you want the sidebar to show up, a page or a post for example
done!
You can use this plugin to create more efficient web pages with the full power of widgets.
Thanks to the custom css classes, you can as well create custom based layout pages.
Have fun !
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FAQ
Desire Page Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is Desire Page Widget free?
Yes. Desire Page Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Desire Page Widget safe to use in 2026?
Desire Page Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Desire Page Widget?
Desire Page Widget is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,050 times since it launched in November 2015. It was downloaded 153 times in the last 30 days.
Does Desire Page Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Desire Page Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Desire Page Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1.2, was released on November 4, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Desire Page Widget?
Desire Page Widget is developed and maintained by desirelabs.
What are the best alternatives to Desire Page Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Desire Page Widget are Layout Grid Block (200K+ installs), Multiple Columns for Gravit… (10K+ installs) and WP Layouts (3K+ installs).
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