July 2026 Updates: Standalone Plugin Downloads, Faster Imports & AI Templates

A widget you build in one workspace used to stay in that workspace. This month it stops being stuck.

July was about moving work out of WDesignKit and onto whatever site needs it: widgets you can package as real WordPress plugins, a leaner template import, and an upgraded AI Template Import. Here’s what shipped.

🔥 Highlight of the Month

Download Widgets as Standalone WordPress Plugins

Build a widget once and you can now export it as a standalone WordPress plugin. Drop it into any site, hand it to a client, or pass it to a teammate. No dependency on the original project, no rebuilding from scratch, and it behaves exactly as you built it.

• Freelancers: package a widget once, reuse it across every client site.
• Agencies: hand a finished widget to a teammate as a plugin file instead of a screen-share.
• Product builders: archive and version widgets independently of any one project.

🎨 New Widgets to Try

That’s a handful of this month’s additions. Browse the full widget library to see everything available for Elementor, Gutenberg, and Bricks.

🚀 Product Updates

• Download widgets as standalone WordPress plugins.
• New widget abilities in Widget Builder.
• Optimized template import workflow.
• Upgraded AI Template Import experience.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

⚡ Quick Win

WDesignKit sits at 4.8 stars across 30,000+ active installs. Here’s one from ssiddiqi4 on WordPress.org:

“It is easy to use. The support is excellent. I had problems with downloading widgets to the WP Admin panel. The support team updated the code and resolved the issue within a couple of days.”

ssiddiqi4, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

😉 Did You Know?

When you download a widget as a standalone plugin, it is fully self-contained. There is no link back to your original workspace or template, so you can move it between sites, hand it off, or archive it, and it keeps working exactly as built.

⚙️ Tool of the Month

Responsively App

Building responsive layouts gets easier when you can see every screen size at once. Responsively App shows your site across devices side by side, and any click, scroll, or navigation in one device is replicated to all of them in real time. Free and open source.

🧠 Helpful Resource

Create Websites Faster with AI Template Import

Starting a new site doesn’t have to mean starting from zero. With AI Template Import, you pick a ready-made template and WDesignKit adapts the content, visuals, and styling to your site as it imports.

🧩 AI-Compatible Templates to Try

Both are tagged AI Compatible, so you can bring either in through AI Template Import and let WDesignKit fit the content and styling to your site.

👀 Coming Next

Plugin & Builder:

• PHP Editor inside Widget Builder
• More abilities for Widget Builder and Code Snippet
• Code Snippet support inside Workspace

Server:

• New AI-powered pages
• Widget Builder directly on the server
• Continued workflow, performance, and stability work

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