janekniefeldt

Use this plugin to create your own widgets, duplicate existing widgets and arrange them in a sidebar or anywhere else. 
Thanks to filter definitions you can decide whether the widget should be displayed or not for specific pages or page-types.
This plugin does not work with WordPress 2.7.1 and below. 
If you are using WordPress 2.2 – 2.7.x please use Release 1.9.1 of this plugin.
The following features have been implemented:
<ul>
<li>define own widgets with php and/or html code </li>
<li>decide where your widget should be displayed (e.g. archive-page only)</li>
<li>define your own filters through plugin configuration</li>
<li>widget-titles that fit into your theme can be defined and changed comfortable as well</li>
<li>Debug-mode for code review</li>
<li>apply_filter-functionality can be activated within CustomWidgets </li>
<li>widgets are also available through custom tags such as <!–MyWidget–> 
and can be used outside of the sidebar as well</li>
<li>duplicate/copy existing widgets (beta feature)</li>
<li>deinstallation routine to remove all option entries created by the plugin </li>
<li>Backup routine for widget- and plugin-configuration</li>
</ul>

My Custom Widgets

Plugin to create your own custom widgets.

wpcolor

IMPORTANT you need to choose SET FEATURED IMAGE when you upload an image to your post. The plugin only shows featured images.
This plugin allows you to create a custom front page and other pages to show the latest posts. It will allow you to display your posts with different custom layouts. As an example it can make the posts on the front page look similar to a magazine or news website. The uses for it are many. It is easy to custom different layouts for your posts and pages.
Some Features
<ul>
<li>Customize & theme your frontpage, page or post</li>
<li>Display Title, pictures, excerpt, categories, tags, biographic info, author, date for each post</li>
<li>Filter posts by category</li>
<li>Integrates nicely with many themes</li>
<li>Change width & height of thumbnail & image</li>
<li>Easy Customize Layout editor</li>
<li>Display posts with shortcode</li>
<li>Put text over images & thumbnails</li>
<li>All around plugin with many uses</li>
</ul>

Site Layout Customizer

Customize the front page & other pages. Display your posts with different layouts.

My Custom Widgets vs Site Layout Customizer