Who should use Essential Widgets?

Essential Widgets is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and designers.

Is Essential Widgets free?

Yes — Essential Widgets is free to use.

What platforms does Essential Widgets run on?

Essential Widgets runs on the web.

Is Essential Widgets still maintained?

Unverified. Essential Widgets has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Essential Widgets?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Wot Elementor Widgets, Awesome Team Widgets, and Awesome Widgets for Elementor.

Who makes Essential Widgets?

Essential Widgets is developed by Catch Themes.

When did Essential Widgets launch?

Essential Widgets first shipped in 2017.

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Essential Widgets

Name: Essential Widgets
Author: Catch Themes

wordpress.orgWebsite builders

Essential Widgets is a WordPress plugin that provides a collection of customizable widgets for enhancing website functionality and appearance. It offers multiple widget types and extensive customization options, making it suitable for site owners and designers seeking to improve their WordPress sites.

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Overview

4 features

Essential Widgets sits in PulseGate's Website builders category. It allows WordPress users to add and customize essential widgets to enhance their websites. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and designers. Essential Widgets costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

It is developed by Catch Themes, and it first shipped in 2017. Key capabilities include multiple widgets, customization options, and widget control panel.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Multiple widgets
Customization options
Widget control panel
Block editor support

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Indexing history

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Indexed26 Jun · 15:15 UTC
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Frequently asked questions about Essential Widgets

What is Essential Widgets?: Essential Widgets allows WordPress users to add and customize essential widgets to enhance their websites. It is catalogued under Website builders on PulseGate.
Who should use Essential Widgets?: Essential Widgets is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and designers.
Is Essential Widgets free?: Yes — Essential Widgets is free to use.
What platforms does Essential Widgets run on?: Essential Widgets runs on the web.
Is Essential Widgets still maintained?: Unverified. Essential Widgets has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Essential Widgets?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Wot Elementor Widgets, Awesome Team Widgets, and Awesome Widgets for Elementor.Wot Elementor Widgets Awesome Team Widgets Awesome Widgets for Elementor
Who makes Essential Widgets?: Essential Widgets is developed by Catch Themes.
When did Essential Widgets launch?: Essential Widgets first shipped in 2017.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: WordPress site owners and designers
Model: B2B
Solves: Allows WordPress users to add and customize essential widgets to enhance their websites.

Registered as

WordPress.org: essential-widgets

Developer

Catch Themes

Index record

Indexed: 26 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 26 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: essential-widgets-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/essential-widgets

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