Title: Widget Output Filters Author: Philip Newcomer Published: June 28, 2014 Last modified: September 12, 2016 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/widget-output-filters.svg) # Widget Output Filters By [Philip Newcomer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philipnewcomer/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/widget-output-filters.1.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-output-filters/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-output-filters/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-output-filters/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-output-filters/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/) ## Description Sometimes developers need to filter the output of a widget that does not have its own output filter built-in. This plugin provides a filter which will allow developers to filter any widget’s output, regardless of whether it has that capability natively or not. This plugin was inspired by a similar filter in the [Widget Logic](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-logic/) plugin, and essentially duplicates that functionality, but with more flexibility. Usage instructions are [on GitHub](https://github.com/philipnewcomer/widget-output-filters). This plugin is developed [on GitHub](https://github.com/philipnewcomer/widget-output-filters), and is available as a [Composer package](https://packagist.org/packages/philipnewcomer/wp-widget-output-filters). ## Installation If you know what WordPress filters are, you probably know how to install a plugin. Just install and activate; there are no settings to configure. See the [usage instructions on GitHub](https://github.com/philipnewcomer/widget-output-filters). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fac02b4523bc289d905bd826af27caf1c36369fafdf0d48c7ce3172480e920f7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[[exhales deeply] Thank you!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exhales-deeply-thank-you/)󠁿 [cherryaustin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cherryaustin/) February 13, 2017 If I’d found your library a week ago, I’d have got a lot more of my “life” stuff done! I suppose I’d have learned somewhat less about the darker depths of Wordpress core – but I still didn’t succeed in modifying my widget output correctly. Added Widget Output Filters, spent ten minutes reading up, and the job’s done. So … thanks, but please could you come round and sort out all the housework & laundry I’ve let slide? 😉 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e649b26d079a3d17a9b0512a65acbcd35ac852c73ef5052a7fbcde30ee6906f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very nice for developers!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-nice-for-developers/)󠁿 [flamenco](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flamenco/) September 3, 2016 This is a great plugin! I remember a bunch of projects ago that I was wanting to be able to put some stuff into widget areas independent of stuff already entered via the admin interface. And here it is. 🙂 Yes, you need to write some code, but this is cleaner and nicer than setting up an output buffer, setting up a fancy shortcode scenario from scratch, or other means. Philip – thanks very much! Dave ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3855dad6a4c206a82f183f409f74b836440d8cb59187b5ddfbd6ad3c8151df44? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Brilliant](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-569/)󠁿 [Bryan Willis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/codecandid/) September 3, 2016 Finally a solution to something that was once so complicated to do… [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Widget Output Filters” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Philip Newcomer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philipnewcomer/) [Translate “Widget Output Filters” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/widget-output-filters) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-output-filters/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/widget-output-filters/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/widget-output-filters/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/widget-output-filters/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.0 * Fix infinite loop when the same widget instance is rendered twice on the same page as some page builder plugins allow * Convert class to a singleton * Update docs #### 1.1.0 * Refactor code * Add Composer support * Add sidebar ID as a parameter in the filter #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.6.30** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-output-filters/) * Tags * [filter](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/filter/)[filters](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/filters/) [output](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/output/)[widget](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) [widgets](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-output-filters/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-output-filters/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Philip Newcomer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philipnewcomer/) ## Support Got something to say? 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