Remove Widget Titles
The Remove Widget Titles plugin removes the title from any widget that has a title starting with the "!" character.
Overview
Compatibility
Installation instructions
Customer support & learning resources
Changelog
Main benefits
Convenient backend widget titles
No front-end title display
Minimal performance impact
Simple to use
About this plugin
Author: Stephen Cronin
Categories: Widgets and Sidebars
Version: 1.0
Last updated: 21-06-2017
WordPress version: 2.6.0
Tested up to: 4.8.25
PHP version required: false
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Overview
The Remove Widget Titles plugin is designed to improve the backend management of widget titles in WordPress by allowing users to conveniently assign titles without displaying them on the front end. By simply adding the “!” character to the start of a widget title (found in Appearance -> Widgets), the title will not appear on the frontend of your site, helping users to easily differentiate and manage widgets without affecting site aesthetics. Requiring WordPress 2.6 or above, this lightweight, 7-line plugin efficiently removes widget titles from the HTML, enhancing performance by avoiding the additional HTTP request that other similar plugins might cause. Although officially unsupported, the developer offers occasional assistance through comments or direct contact. This plugin is released under the GPL license, with no warranties and a disclaimer regarding its usage. Originally developed for QPS Media, it is now available for the broader WordPress community.
Convenient Backend Management
- Allows you to give widgets a title in the backend for easy identification.
- Helps quickly see which widget is which without opening them.
Simple Usage
- Easily remove widget titles from the front end by adding '!' character at the start.
- No complex configurations required.
Performance Efficiency
- Removes the widget title from the HTML, not just hiding it with CSS.
- Extremely light with only 7 lines of code, minimal impact on performance.
Compatibility
- Requires WordPress 2.6 or above.
- No known compatibility issues with other WordPress plugins.
Rating and reviews
Wizard_134
14 Jul, 2021
Thank you for helpful plugin!
wynden
03 Jan, 2019
This not only allowed me to label custom html widgets, but also removed default widget titles from displaying on my page that I had no option to omit before. Works like a charm! Thank you so much!!
michaelquinn
23 Jul, 2017
Brilliant and simple. Absolutely should be in Core.
Little tip – your title just needs to start with “!”, you can have a space after the “!”.
i.e. “! Hello World”, which I think is nicer and easier to read than “!Hello World”.
val_pepi
24 Sep, 2016
Must have plugin!
Arleen
20 Jul, 2016
It just works! And I agree with other commenters that it should be in WP core. Thank you for this needed plugin.
