WordPress Widgets add content and features to your Sidebars (also known as Widget areas, widgetized spaces or areas). Examples are the default widgets that come with WordPress; for post categories, tag clouds, navigation, search, etc. Plugins will often add their own widgets.
Widgets require no code experience or expertise. They can be added, removed, and rearranged on the WordPress Administration Appearance → Widgets panel.
So, in order to start using widgets:
- Go to Appearance → Widgets.
- Choose a Widget and either drag it to the sidebar where you wish it to appear, or click the widget, (select a destination sidebar if your theme has more than one) and click the Add Widget button. There might be more than one sidebar option, so begin with the first one. Once in place, WordPress automatically updates the Theme.
- Preview the site. You should find that the “default” sidebar elements are now gone and only the new addition is visible.
- Return to the Widgets Panel to continue adding Widgets.
- To arrange the Widgets within the sidebar or Widget area, click and drag it into place.
- To customize the Widget features, click the down arrow in the upper right corner to expand the Widget’s interface.
- To save the Widget’s customization, click Save.
- To remove the Widget, click Remove or Delete.
NiceThemes Widgets
Our WordPress Themes include a bunch of different widgetized spaces, along with custom, specific widgets to allow you more customisation options than ever before. You can differentiate our widgets by their title.If you change WordPress Themes, the Widgets will return to the left side of the page in the Widget Archives or Available Widgets list. You may need to add and rearrange them again depending upon the Theme’s ability to preserve other Theme’s Widgets.