WDesignKit in 2025: A Year of Growth, Stability, and Real Product Progress
Contents
- Table of Contents
- A Year Focused on Stability and Scale
- Version 2.0: A Key Milestone
- Plugin & Workflow Improvements
- Widget Builder Improvements
- Templates & Smarter Imports
- Server & Platform Improvements
- Templates & Design Growth
- Figma Templates Progress
- Widgets Released & Revamped in 2025
- Widget Revamps
- Releases, Support & Stability
- Thank You 💙
- Author
Table of Contents
We don’t usually stop to look back.
But 2025 felt worth pausing for.
At the start of the year, WDesignKit had just over 7,000 users. By the end of 2025, it grew to 32,000+ users, with more than 25,000 new users joining along the way.
That growth didn’t happen by chance.
2025 wasn’t about chasing shiny features. It was about making WDesignKit more stable, more flexible, and more useful for the way people actually build WordPress websites.
Here’s everything we built, improved, and shipped in 2025.
A Year Focused on Stability and Scale
As WDesignKit grew, so did the responsibility to keep things reliable.
Throughout 2025, the focus stayed clear:
- Strengthen core workflows
- Improve performance and reliability
- Reduce friction during imports and conversions
- Polish the overall user experience
Every update shipped this year was driven by real usage, real feedback, and real needs.
Version 2.0: A Key Milestone
The release of WDesignKit v2.0 brought together many of the year’s biggest improvements in a single, major update.

Version 2.0 introduced:
- Revamped Dashboard UI/UX
- An enhanced and more reliable template import process
- A redesigned Widget Builder
- Better previews during widget creation
- Deeper integration with the Nexter Extension
- Support for presets from Nexter, The Plus Addons for Elementor and SHe
This release laid a stronger foundation for everything that followed.
Plugin & Workflow Improvements
In 2025, WDesignKit became more adaptable for different teams and workflows.
Widget Builder Improvements
The Widget Builder received continuous upgrades throughout the year to make widget creation simpler and more predictable.
Templates & Smarter Imports
2025 marked a big step forward in template and builder compatibility.
Server & Platform Improvements
Behind the scenes, WDesignKit’s infrastructure also evolved to support scale.
Templates & Design Growth
Figma Templates Progress
- New Figma template kits released: 11 (6 Free, 5 Pro)
- Legacy templates revamped: 13
- 11 new template kits released (6 Free, 5 Pro)
Widgets Released & Revamped in 2025
Widget Revamps
Total widgets revamped: 157
- Elementor: 83
- Free: 54
- Pro: 29
- Gutenberg: 37
- Free: 29
- Pro: 5
- Bricks: 37
- Free: 32
- Pro: 5
Releases, Support & Stability
Consistency mattered just as much as features in 2025.
- 51 stable releases shipped during the year
- All releases focused on improving the free experience
- Approximately 450+ support tickets resolved
- 11+ Most requested features and major bugs fully fixed
The goal wasn’t shipping more.
It was shipping better.
Thank You 💙
WDesignKit today is the result of real usage, real feedback, and real trust from users like you.
Every improvement shipped in 2025 helped make the platform more reliable, scalable, and enjoyable to use. Thank you for being part of the journey and helping shape WDesignKit.
We’re excited to keep improving it with you.
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