Space Manager
WordPress’ built-in text widget is great, but it’s not all that user-friendly. Space Manager let’s you use the familiar WordPress’ post editor to create “Spaces” and organize them into “Zones”. You can drop these Zones…
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Space Manager shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (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 Space Manager stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| content block | >100 |
| space | >100 |
| space manager | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Space Manager
From the official readme · v1.2.3Description
WordPress’ built-in text widget is great, but it’s not all that user-friendly. Space Manager let’s you use the familiar WordPress’ post editor to create “Spaces” and organize them into “Zones”. You can drop these Zones into any sidebar and customize how you want to display them.
Extending
This plugin can easily be extended. Check out Ad Space Manager to learn how to create your own extension of the Space Manager plugin.
Installation
- Upload
space-managerto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Under the Settings menu click on “Space Manager”
- Create a “Zone”
- Create a “Space”
- Under the Appearance menu click on “Widgets”
- Drag the “Space Manager” widget to a sidebar
Changelog
1.2.2
Added more descriptive class names
Changed structure of output functions to make them more useful when overridden
Passed some helpful variables into filters
1.2.1
Made manager variable available to widget subclasses.
Added over-rideable spaceName and spaceContent functions.
1.2
Changed static reference to beforeZone, beforeSpace, beforeSpaceName, afterZone, afterSpace, afterSpaceName so that they can be overridden by sub classes.
1.1
Fixed problem that caused non administrators to be locked out of the admin
1.0
Initial plugin creation
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Space Manager: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Space Manager free?
Yes. Space Manager is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Space Manager safe to use in 2026?
Space Manager shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Space Manager?
Space Manager is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,469 times since it launched in January 2012. It was downloaded 46 times in the last 30 days.
Does Space Manager work with WordPress 7.1?
Space Manager is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Space Manager last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.3, was released on December 10, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Space Manager?
Space Manager is developed and maintained by dan.imbrogno.
What are the best alternatives to Space Manager?
The most popular alternatives to Space Manager are Content Blocks (Custom Post… (10K+ installs) and Hana Block (10+ installs).
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