Ubecube 3D
Ubecube 3D lets you to display 1 to 6 short texts in sequence. Useful for communicate News or what you want.
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Ubecube 3D shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Ubecube 3D stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| 3d | >100 |
| cube | >100 |
| news | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Ubecube 3D
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Ubecube 3D is a simple widget that lets you to display short texts in sequence. The transition from one to the other texts happens with a cube that rotates automatically every predefined interval.
You have up to six fields to fill in the WordPress backend and every field coincides with a face of the cube.
Features:
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Frontend control commands.
All commands that a website user needs for control the widget. Next, Previous, Stop buttons and dots scroll for jump directly to a face of the cube. -
Smart mouse activity detection.
If the user put the mouse on the cube, this stops changing face. So the user can reads without unexpected changes. -
Useful Backend panel.
Simple and easy to use. You don’t worry about which fields you fill in the administrator’s panel: every face of the cube will always filled with the contents you have already filled. You have just one news? You fill just one field (whatever) and the other faces of the cube will be filled automatically. -
No 3D mode.
If the user browser doesn’t support CSS 3D Transforms, the widget is still accessible. So don’t worry about what might happen, someone has already thought of. Try it with Internet Explorer (10 or previus).
See the screenshots for have a preview and for more info see the F.A.Q.
N.B. You can have just one Ubecube 3D for page, please, don’t try to put more than one Ubecube 3D in a sidebar.
Languages: English, Italian.
For translators: there is a .POT file in the languages directory.
If you have suggestions, feel free to email me at gargiulo.jacopo@gmail.com
Special Thanks: Modernizr’s Team, D. DeSandro.
Installation
- Upload the folder of the plugin to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’
directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Put the widget in any sidebar.
Changelog
1.1
- Bug fix: Fixed a bug that caused a fatal error on activation of the plugin.
- Minor fix: Now the styles of the cube are less influenced by the themes.
1.0
- First release.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Ubecube 3D: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 19, 2026
Is Ubecube 3D free?
Yes. Ubecube 3D is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Ubecube 3D safe to use in 2026?
Ubecube 3D shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Ubecube 3D?
Ubecube 3D is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,502 times since it launched in July 2013. It was downloaded 38 times in the last 30 days.
Does Ubecube 3D work with WordPress 7.1?
Ubecube 3D is officially tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Ubecube 3D last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on November 24, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Ubecube 3D?
Ubecube 3D is developed and maintained by JacopoG.
What are the best alternatives to Ubecube 3D?
The most popular alternatives to Ubecube 3D are Panorama (2K+ installs), Easy 3D Viewer (1K+ installs) and 3D Viewer Block (1K+ installs).
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