Display Widgets SEO Plus Vs Display Widgets

I’m the developer of the Display Widgets SEO Plus plugin https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/display-widgets-seo-plus/ which I’ve just (minutes go) updated to version 3.0.0. Thanks for using my plugin, by upgrading you’ve avoided a bit of an update disaster ??

Display Widgets SEO Plus is built from the old Display Widgets v2.05 code found here https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/display-widgets.2.05.zip (that’s relatively stable code 200,000+ sites have been using for years).

In November 2016 I used the v2.05 code to build a forked (new) plugin (called Display Widgets SEO Plus), this includes bug fixes and new features not fixed/added to v2.05 or the recent 2.6.* Display Widgets plugin updates.

Although Display Widgets SEO Plus v3.0.0 will use your current Display Widgets v2.05, 2.6.0, 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 settings (other than the geolocation widget logic options that tracks your visitors!) the two plugins in feature terms are beginning to diverge.

I would suggest if you plan to upgrade your remaining Display Widgets site to this plugin, do it now.

I’m concentrating on adding new widget logic options like support for all the core conditions (is attachment, is singular, is page, is post etc…) and bbPress, BuddyPress, WPML plugin support (Woocommerce plugin support next).

The new Display Widgets plugin developer appears to be moving into the tracking your visitors rather than adding useful widget logic features.

Personally I wouldn’t install the Display Widgets plugin versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1 or 2.6.2 on a live site, they track your visitors data and are bug ridden. If you plan to stay with the Display Widgets plugin I would strongly advise downgrading to the old plugin v2.05 at https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/display-widgets.2.05.zip and never update.

Or if you want what Display Widgets v2.05 offered with bug fixes and more widget logic options upgrade to Display Widgets SEO Plus v3.0.0.

I also extensively test my updates on a dozen plus live sites and half a dozen localhost test environments with strict error reporting enabled to avoid the sort of mess the Display Widgets v2.6.1 update just created: take a look at the Display Widgets support forum: https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/display-widgets (what a mess).

I’m surprised anyone is sticking with the new Display Widgets developer, he/she is making a mess of what used to be a great plugin.

David

Hello David,

Many thanks for this precise response ??
Sorry in advance for my english mistake. I’m part of those 200.000 users who were using the old v2.05 and which have migrated, with pleasure, to your new rebuilt version SEO Plus. I’m glad to use it and yes, when I discover somes hours ago, the re-launch of old v2.05 I went to check the support forum. Omg, this is panic ^^ I’m sorry for them.

Personnaly I stay on SEO Plus version ??
Tha was a forgot from me to let one of my websties to this old v2.05. All other sites have the SEO Plus version embed ??

Can you just confirm me one thing, I don’t want to mess something else ?
I want to migrate the old v2.05 of my last site to the SEO Plus. Can I upgrade v2.05 to SEO Plus v3.0.0 (congrats for this new shot!) ? If yes, how could I do.. just delete v2.05 from my FTP plugins folder and extract your SEO Plus v3.0.0? or put your v1.1.2 before ?

Many thanx !

If you wish to switch from the Display Widgets plugin (any version) to the new Display Widgets SEO Plus Plugin (any version: I suggest the latest version 3.0.0) the easiest way is:

Under your “Dashboard” >> “Plugins” deactivate the Display Widgets Plugin.

Under your “Dashboard” >> “Plugins” >> “Add New” : Use the Search form to find the Display Widgets SEO Plus Plugin – searching for “Display Widgets” will list it near the top.

Install and activate the Display Widgets SEO Plus Plugin like you would any plugin.

Can also do this via FTP, download the latest Display Widgets SEO Plus Plugin zip file (currently v3.0.0), extract on your PC. Upload (via FTP) the /display-widgets-seo-plus/ folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder and under “Dashboard” >> “Plugins” deactivate the “Display Widgets” plugin activate the “Display Widgets SEO Plus” plugin.

Go to “Appearance” >> “Widgets” and check any widgets with these old Display Widgets options, the info below is direct from the FAQ-

Display Widgets SEO Plus uses the same database names etc… for some of the old Display Widgets v2.05 options, though some have been split into two options, so when switching to Display Widgets SEO Plus it’s recommended you check each widgets settings.

Some of the old 2.05 options under “Miscellaneous +/-” have been split into two options. If you have

“Miscellaneous +/-” – “Archives” Ticked
“Miscellaneous +/-” – “Single Post” Ticked
“Miscellaneous +/-” – “Search” Ticked

You will find the new Display Widgets SEO Plus options:

“Content Types +/-” – “All Archives – Pages 2,3,4…” is Ticked
“Content Types +/-” – “All Posts – Pages 2,3,4…” is Ticked
“Content Types +/-” – “All Search Results – Pages 2,3,4…” is Ticked

You would be missing Page 1 of the set, to replicate the original 2.05 options set these to ticked:

“Content Types +/-” – “All Archives – Page 1 Only”
“Content Types +/-” – “All Archives – Pages 2,3,4…”
“Content Types +/-” – “All Posts – Page 1 Only”
“Content Types +/-” – “All Posts – Pages 2,3,4…”
“Content Types +/-” – “All Search Results – Page 1 Only”
“Content Types +/-” – “All Search Results – Pages 2,3,4…”

The Display Widgets v2.05 the “Categories +/-” options have changed in the new plugin.

The “All Categories” option has been removed and replaced with two options:

“Content Types +/-” – “All Category Archives – Page 1 Only”
“Content Types +/-” – “All Category Archives – Pages 2,3,4…”

The list of Categories ticked under “Categories +/-” in Display Widgets 2.05 will still be ticked under “Categories +/-” of the new plugin, but you will need to set and additional option (a dropdown selection form) of what you want to happen in those selected Categories.

These are the new “Categories +/-” settings:

Category Page 1 and All it’s Posts
Category Pages 1,2,3… and All it’s Posts
Category Page 1 and NOT it’s Posts
Category Pages 1,2,3… and NOT it’s Posts
Categories Posts ONLY Page 1
Categories Posts ONLY Pages 1,2,3…

Rather than one Categories option, we have six.

The remaining Display Widgets v2.05 options are pretty much the same as the corresponding Display Widgets SEO Plus options, though some have different names and the Language options (for the WPML language plugin) work correctly (partially broken in the old plugin v2.05).

For most sites it’s going to be a case of quickly checking if one of the settings under “Content Types +/-” is only set to “….. – Pages 2,3,4…” and if it is tick the corresponding “….. – Page 1 Only” option. And checking if you need to set an option for categories selected.

When happy everything is working correctly you can safely delete the old Display Widgets plugin folder either using FTP or under your Dashboard via the “Plugins” menu. Deleting the Display Widgets plugin folder or the Display Widgets SEO Plus Plugin folder won’t delete any of the widget options (they are safely stored in the WordPress database).

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Many Many Thanks David.
Transition of my last website from old v2.05 to the new SEO Plus v3.0.0 done.
That works perfectly. Great customisation possibilities.
Congratulations for making it alive and evolved.
I wish long life to you and to Display Widgets SEO Plus!

Hello, what happened to display-widgets-seo-plus plugin?
I cannot find it!

Removed or renamed, what’s the deal?

• This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Greg007.

Unfortunately, David has removed his version of Display Widgets too. But the Widget Options author has added a migration tool to go from Display Widgets (or this Plus version) to their plugin. As the original author of Display Widgets, I never found the need to try our other options. But maybe this is worth a try?
https://widget-options.com/easily-migrate-display-widgets/

I removed the plugin from the repository, see https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/plugin-removed-from-repository-3/ for reason.

Development continues at https://seo-gold.com/display-widgets-plus-plugin/ under a slightly different name: dropping SEO in the name.

Hello David, thank you for your answer and effort with your plugin.
I tried it, but unfortunately it doesn’t work good with my theme (Elemin, paid theme),
I cannot see the options for hiding/showing widgets for a certain widget, just like with the original Display Widget plugin 2.0.5

Widgets are set to show/hide a long time ago, and I cannot change it now for some time (since plugin became obsolete I guess).
I though I will get the show/hide option with your plugin again, but no luck unfortunately.
Will have to try with that Migrator/Widget Options plugin…