Since they're global, it doesn't seem to make sense that they're reloaded every time you navigate to a different page.
Would save a few reflows if they were persistent like the navbar.
Advanced settings widgets
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Is it possible to customize the display of widgets only on certain pages?
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There is an issue open to add areas, but for now, you have to add them yourself.
https://github.com/NodeBB/nodebb-theme-persona/issues/69If you just want to change some css, you can use the class that is added to the body tag, and add to the custom css section ike so:
body.page-recent div[data-widget="theWidgetName"] { color: orange; }