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Extra Sidebar Widgets

The Extra Sidebar Widgets feature includes widgets you can add to your site.

Activate Extra Sidebar Widgets

To enable this feature, visit Jetpack → Settings → Writing in your site’s WP Admin. Scroll down to the Widgets section and toggle on Make extra widgets available for use on your site including subscription forms and more.

Some features that were previously widgets are now Jetpack Blocks.

Below is a list of all widgets added by the Extra Sidebar Widgets feature:

Privacy Information

Extra Sidebar Widgets are deactivated by default. This feature can be activated at Jetpack → Settings → Writing by toggling the Make extra widgets available for use on your site including subscription forms and more settings in the Widgets section.

Data Used
Site Owners / Users

We use any information required for the actual configuration of any widgets. In some instances, this involves a user ID (via direct input or pulled from a URL or piece of code added to the widget configuration options): Flickr, Google+ Badge, Mailchimp Subscriber Popup, Goodreads, Twitter Timeline.Note that, if you add any such information when configuring widgets, any user on your site with widget management privileges will be able to access that information.

Additionally, for activity tracking (detailed below): IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID and URL, Jetpack version, user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code.
Site Visitors

None.
Activity Tracked
Site Owners / Users

We track when, and by which user, the feature is activated and deactivated.
Site Visitors

None.
Data Synced (Read More)
Site Owners / Users

We sync an option that identifies whether or not the feature is activated. We also sync which specific widgets are currently used/active on your site.
Site Visitors

None.
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