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Free widgets for a portfolio site on WordPress

Portfolios get judged in seconds and most visits are a hiring manager or client checking whether you are a real, active practitioner. A visitor globe showing international traffic and a page-speed badge proving you build fast sites both say 'competent' without a paragraph of claims.

What you are trying to do here is turn a visit into an enquiry while the work is still on screen. Three widgets below do that; the other 15 in the set mostly do not, so they are not on this page. No plugin. WordPress accepts raw HTML in a Custom HTML block, which is all this needs.

The three worth adding

  1. 01

    live visitor tracker world map

    On WordPress this goes in the post or page itself — it's the most visual widget you have, so it earns a spot in the content rather than the chrome.

  2. 02

    page speed badge

    On WordPress this goes in your theme's header, before </head> — one paste in the head gives every page its own score — the badge auto-detects which page it's on.

  3. 03

    GitHub stars badge

    On WordPress this goes in the post or page itself — it's social proof for a specific project, so it goes inline next to what it's vouching for.

Where to put them

Keep these near the bottom of the home page or on your about page — never above the work itself. The GitHub stars badge belongs beside the project it refers to.

Questions people ask

Which widget should a portfolio site on WordPress add first?

live visitor tracker world map — Portfolios get judged in seconds and most visits are a hiring manager or client checking whether you are a real, active practitioner. A visitor globe showing international traffic and a page-speed badge proving you build fast sites both say 'competent' without a paragraph of claims.

Where do the widgets go on a portfolio site?

Keep these near the bottom of the home page or on your about page — never above the work itself. The GitHub stars badge belongs beside the project it refers to.

Do I need a plugin for this on WordPress?

No plugin. WordPress accepts raw HTML in a Custom HTML block, which is all this needs.

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