zorgbargle

A plugin that adds “Add”, “Save”, “Restore” and “Delete” buttons to the Widgets configuration page with the following 
functionality:
<ul>
<li>Add: Adds a new named widget layout and saves the current widget layout against the new layout name.</li>
<li>Save: Saves the current widget layout against the selected layout name.</li>
<li>Restore: Restores the previously saved widget layout. If the theme name shown next to the layout name in the 
drop-down matches the current theme, widgets will be restored to the sidebar they were located in when the layout was 
saved.</li>
<li>Delete: Deletes the selected widget layout – does not modify the current layout of the widgets.</li>
</ul>
Note that the behaviour has changed from version 1 – widget layouts are not automatically restored when themes are 
switched. Layout choice is now a manual step since it is possible to save multiple widget layouts for a given theme. 
Once a theme has been activated, use the “Layouts” drop-down to select a previously saved layout that matches the 
current theme.
The reset button has been removed as it was too easy to remove all widgets with one click.
<h4>Typical Usage</h4>
This plugin is useful for trying different widget layouts, making it easy to revert back to a previous layout if the 
current layout is not working. It can also be useful when switching between themes. Different themes will offer different 
sidebar areas, and often there is not a direct mapping from one theme’s sidebars to another. This plugin can be used 
to save a widget layout for each theme. When the themes are switched, the appropriate widget layout can then be restored 
saving the time it usually takes to drag each widget from an inactive sidebar into the correct sidebar.
A typical process would be as follows:
<ol>
<li>Type your own layout name into the text field, and click “Add” to add and save the current widget layout. This name 
is now available in the “Layouts” drop-down.</li>
<li>Rearrange the widgets, move them to different sidebars, or move them into the inactive widgets box.</li>
<li>Type a new layout name, and click “Add” to add a second widget layout.</li>
<li>Select the layout name you created in step 1 from the drop-down, and click “Restore”. Your widgets will be 
repositioned to match this layout.</li>
<li>Select your layout name from step 3, and click “Restore”. Your widgets will now be repositioned to match your 
second layout.</li>
</ol>

Widget Saver

Saves the current widget layout and allows the layout to be restored at a later date.

stueynet

WPCore is a tool that allows you to manage collections of WordPress plugins and then quickly install them on any WordPress site. You can generate your collections at https://wpcore.com and then import them to your WordPress site by copying and pasting your unique collection key in WordPress.

WPCore Plugin Manager

This plugin works by configuring the list of plugins on the developer's website, which then provides a code you can enter in the plugin's screen on your own website to retrieve the list. It is based on the tgmpa library, which contains a bug that causes an error message during some plugin installs, but the install still works so that's just an irritant.

The main problem is it's difficult to configure the list of plugins on the developer's website. The search function works very poorly, and the list of plugins is displayed in a space-wasting, unsorted way, making it hard to determine whether you have added all the plugins you need. There also doesn't seem to be a distinction between plugins that should just be installed, versus installed and activated.

Rather than a key to reference information on their website, it would actually be more convenient to have a field to paste in a list of the desired plugins. This is a bit too elaborate.

Plugin works okay, has one error, website is buggy


Love this plugin! I only use the free version and secretly wish it allowed up to 5 lists. But either way...thanks for making this!



Also wish it could install themes as well.


Clever idea! Great for quickly installing plugins

Create plugin collections and install them in one click on any WordPress site.

Widget Saver vs WPCore Plugin Manager