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WP Text Widget Extended

Adds a custom CSS class field to the core Text widget for easier styling, plus an option to hide the widget title on the frontend.

by Rob Huijben · github.com/robhuijben/wp-text-wiget-extended

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/robhuijben/wp-text-wiget-extended/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/robhuijben/wp-text-wiget-extended ↗

WP Text Widget Extended adds a field to the default WordPress Text widget so you can assign extra CSS classes without editing theme files.

Features

  • Additional CSS class field on the Text widget
  • Optional toggle to hide the widget title on the frontend
  • Sanitizes and deduplicates the entered class list
  • Translation-ready via the languages/ directory

Installation

  1. Upload the wp-text-widget-extended folder to the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress site.
  2. Activate the plugin via Plugins → Installed Plugins in the WordPress dashboard.
  3. Edit or create a Text widget under Appearance → Widgets; the extra field appears at the bottom of the widget settings.

Translations

Bundled locales:

  • Dutch (nl_NL)
  • German (de_DE)
  • French (fr_FR)
  • Spanish (es_ES)

To add more translations, place your .po and .mo files in the languages/ directory using a tool such as Poedit.

Support

Questions or suggestions? Open an issue or reach out via the WordPress plugin support forum.