Plugin info

Total downloads: 14,477
Active installs: 200
Total reviews: 8
Average rating: 4.4
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 7/12/2014 (4190 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 10/12/2011 (14 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.9.40
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4190 days ago • 8 reviews

22/100

Is Widgets in Columns abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 4190 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 3.9.40
Requires PHP: f

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Description

This plugin adds two options for widgets, one to set the width of the widget and also an option to show an icon beside the widget. You can define new rows of widgets using the Divider widget. Supports RTL layouts as well.

Installation

  1. Upload the whole plugin directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. That’s it. All the configuring is in the usual widget admin interface.
  4. Enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions

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Screenshots

  1. New Width and Icon options added to widgets. There's also a Divider widget to break widgets in a new row.

    New Width and Icon options added to widgets. There's also a Divider widget to break widgets in a new row.

  2. Preview in 2011 theme

    Preview in 2011 theme

Changelog

0.2.4

  • Fixed a bug where the widget icon did not show when the Width of the widget was default
  • Removed PHP notices
  • New media uploader

0.2.3

  • Fixed a small bug: double clear div output

0.2.2

  • Changed ‘dynamic_sidebar_params’ hook’s priority to make sure the wrapper divs will wrap everything else.

0.2.1

  • Fixed a minor bug where, when no width option was set, the plugin would output an ampty div around the widget

0.2

  • Added the Spacer widget
  • Fixed a bug for widgets which had more than one digit ID
  • Added the upload button for icon field