Olympus Widgets
Adds eight new widgets you can use in your sidebar.
Consider an alternative
Olympus Widgets 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 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (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 Olympus Widgets stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| author widget | >100 |
| dribbble widget | #48 |
| Facebook Widget | >100 |
| Featured Posts Widget | >100 |
| flickr widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Olympus Widgets
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
Adds eight new widgets you can use in your sidebar.
Author Widget
Add an image and introductory paragraph to your sidebar.
Dribbble Widget
Show your latest shots in the sidebar.
Add a Facebook box to your sidebar.
Featured Posts Widget
Display your favourite posts in the sidebar.
Social Widget
Link to your social media profiles with these beautiful icons.
Twitter Widget
Display your latest tweets in the sidebar.
Video Widget
Embed a video (YouTube, HTML5, etc) in your sidebar.
Get involved
Developers can contribute to the source code on the Olympus Widgets GitHub Repository.
Translators can contribute new languages to Olympus Widgets through Transifex.
Installation
- Upload
olympus-widgets.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
1.0.1
- Added: uninstall.php to clean database on plugin deletion.
- Fixed: email icon outputting email address as URL
1.0.0
- Initial release
For developers
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Olympus Widgets: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Olympus Widgets free?
Yes. Olympus Widgets is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Olympus Widgets safe to use in 2026?
Olympus Widgets 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 Olympus Widgets?
Olympus Widgets is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,602 times since it launched in July 2015. It was downloaded 74 times in the last 30 days.
Does Olympus Widgets work with WordPress 7.1?
Olympus Widgets is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Olympus Widgets last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on July 13, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Olympus Widgets?
Olympus Widgets is developed and maintained by DannyCooper.
What are the best alternatives to Olympus Widgets?
The most popular alternatives to Olympus Widgets are RS Author Info Box (1K+ installs), NS Author Widget (10+ installs) and Sleek Author Box (<10 installs).
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