Basketball Widgets – Basketball Results & Rankings
Basketball Widgets: use shortcodes to deliver updated basketball data like various table rankings and basketball results by competition.
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Basketball Widgets shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.4 (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 Basketball Widgets stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| basketball | #18 |
| basketball rankings | #6 |
| basketball statistics | #7 |
| basketball tables | #14 |
| basketball widgets | #11 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Basketball Widgets
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Show basketball scores and table rankings in your WordPress website using Basketball Widgets shortcodes. Free data, updated automatically, from 250+ basketball competitions from all over the world, available in multiple languages.
Features:
- widgets with basketball table rankings and latest match results from 250+ competitions around the world
- widgets with basketball team stats for all teams playing in the NBA
- data available for pull in 16 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Czech, Estonian)
How to use:
- install the plugin and activate it in your WordPress website
- in the left side menu in Admin area look for Basketball Widgets item
- go to Basketball Widgets to generate the shortcode for any data options like results and table rankings
- copy the shortcode and paste it in your blog post or page
- optional: most data in widgets are presented in table formats, with 100% width. You can use html code to control the size of the width
- optional: data tables from these widgets make use of your website CSS style. However if you do not like how they look in your pages, play with the Customization option of the plugin to change style colors
Arbitrary section
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/webeki-basketball-widgets-basketball-results-rankingsdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Use the WP Admin->Basketball Stats screen to generate widget shortcodes
- Copy the shortcode and implement it in your post or page where you want the widget to appear
- Optional: Use the WP Admin->Basketball Stats to customize the widget colors with the quick color picker tool
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to update the shortcode regularly to get latest rankings or results?
No. The shortcode pull the latest resuls and rankings for you. Once implemented, you do not need to update the shortcode again.
Is it free to use
Yes, data is provided free for use by BasketballStats247.com. Data should be used as is – you are not permitted to alter the data provided by BasketballStats247.com in any way.
Changelog
Latest list of competitions
1.0
- Launch of Webeki Basketball Widgets plugin for WordPress
1.1
- Updated developer info
- code fixes which made on occasions for the preview and sports data inclusion not to work
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FAQ
Basketball Widgets: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Basketball Widgets free?
Yes. Basketball Widgets is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Basketball Widgets safe to use in 2026?
Basketball Widgets shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Basketball Widgets?
Basketball Widgets is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,469 times since it launched in July 2023. It was downloaded 65 times in the last 30 days.
Does Basketball Widgets work with WordPress 7.1?
Basketball Widgets is officially tested up to WordPress 6.4.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Basketball Widgets last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on January 22, 2024 (3 years ago).
Who makes Basketball Widgets?
Basketball Widgets is developed and maintained by widgetlab.
What are the best alternatives to Basketball Widgets?
The most popular alternatives to Basketball Widgets are SportsPress for Basketball (1K+ installs), Sport livescores: foootball… (70+ installs) and Sports Court Designer (<10 installs).
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