Title: Restrict Multisite Widgets
Author: Adam Harley (Kawauso)
Published: <strong>August 10, 2010</strong>
Last modified: July 19, 2011

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# Restrict Multisite Widgets

 By [Adam Harley (Kawauso)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kawauso/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/restrict-multisite-widgets.1.1.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets/#installation)
 * [Development](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restrict-multisite-widgets/)

## Description

A quick adaptation of the theme restriction code for widgets. Can only restrict 
on a site-wide basis, though it will only affect those sites on which it’s activated.
Does not restrict super admins. Plugins **must** be active on the main site to be
controlled by this plugin (this is an issue with WordPress’ plugin structure).

See also: [Restrict Multisite Plugins](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/restrict-multisite-plugins/)

## Installation

 1. Upload `restrict-multisite-widgets.php` to `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Network Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu OR Activate the plugin through
    the ‘Plugins’ menu of every WordPress site you wish to restrict
 3. Select widgets to make available under the ‘Widget Restrictions’ section in the‘
    Themes’ menu in the Network Admin or ‘Widgets’ section in the ‘Super Admin’ menu

## FAQ

  Can I enable widgets only for individual sites?

No. You can as a Network Admin however activate widgets for individual sites without
restrictions.

  Will this plugin affect widgets already activated by site admins?

Yes. If a widget is activated by a site admin and disabled by this plugin, it will
be disabled immediately.

  Why doesn’t this plugin display widgets I’ve activated on a single site? / Why
does this plugin display widgets I’ve activated on my main site?

Due to the way WordPress MultiSite is written, it isn’t possible for the plugin 
to reliably detect what widgets are available on sites other than the main site.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Restrict Multisite Widgets” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Adam Harley (Kawauso) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kawauso/)

[Translate “Restrict Multisite Widgets” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets)

### Interested in development?

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## Changelog

#### 1.1.4

 * Fixed bug with removing single instance widgets introduced in 1.1.3 (thanks israelwebdev)

#### 1.1.3

 * Activation state check for menus to support single blog activation
 * Fixed single instance widget detection (PHP isset() quirk)
 * Moved to native single instance widget removal

#### 1.1.2

 * Changed class loading to admin-only to avoid unintentional frontend restrictions(
   thanks dwieeb)

#### 1.1.1

 * Improved support for older plugin widgets
 * Standardised capability used to ‘manage_network_themes’
 * Changed plugin class back to dynamic callbacks

#### 1.1

 * Added support for Network Admin
 * Moved page to Network Admin -> Themes -> Widget Restrictions under WordPress 
   3.1 and higher
 * Changed plugin class to static callbacks

#### 1.0

 * First public release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.4**
 *  Last updated **15 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.2.1**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets/)
 * Tags
 * [multisite](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[restrict](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/restrict/)
   [widgets](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-multisite-widgets/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Adam Harley (Kawauso) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kawauso/)

## Support

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