How To Use Widgets in WordPress

Joseph Dowdy,ElectronicWordOfMouth.com

O“Sidebars”OCan be in footersOCan be at the topOUsually found on the side

WordPress Widgets

OGo to Appearance > WidgetsOMay have different widgets on different pages/layouts

OMake sure to click “Save” for them to appear as intended

WordPress Widgets

ODefault widgets (useful ones):OText (accepts HTML)OCategoriesOTag CloudOSearch

WordPress Widgets

OOther widgets:OFormidable FormsOYouTube EmbedOText AdsO(other plugins)

WordPress Widgets

OHow to setup?OJust dragOSet it upOSave changes

ORemove?ODelete button

WordPress Widgets

OInactive widgetsOAllows you to “save” widgets

OBetter than deletingOCan be used to create a “draft” widget for later use

WordPress Widgets

OWhat can go wrong?OJunk code can screw up whole layout of your site

OUpdates can wipe your widgets

WordPress Widgets

OMigration IssuesONot automatically exportedOThankfully there is a pluginOPlugin can also save/restoreOYou have to make sure new site has same layout

WordPress Widgets

Thank YouJoseph Dowdy

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