Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Using Widgets In WordPress

Introduction To Widgets


The Graphical User Interface (GUI) used to display the information about the user actions.The simple and easy way of giving design and structure control of WordPress.Widgets doesn't needs any expertise to be built,by default the WordPress provides the widgets Administration Panel.Widgets can be easily added,removed and rearranged all you need to Login to your WordPress Admin Panel and move to Appearance > Widgets

Installation


WordPress provides a variety of widgets by default and if these are not enough you can add your own you just need to use your theme functions.php file and also you can use some of the provided plugins by the WordPress.

Widgets Area


Widgets are made to be used mostly for the sidebar area's just to display the data information.Meanwhile widgets can be used anywhere in the website where a user want it to use provided some of the Programmatic background.

Display Of Widgets


First of all you have to check the theme you are using have the widget support or not.After approving the widget support all you need is to go to the appearance panel move to the widgets.




You can view all the widgets which are present on you widgets panel,simply drag and drop the widgets where you want them to display e-g Right Sidebar, Footer etc.


You can also add remove and rearrange the widgets from this panel,just drag the widget and save it,widget can also be removed on clicking the remove button.

Advantages Of Using Widgets


  • Widgets add the appealing look to the functionality of website.
  • Widgets can be customized by the desire of the user.
  • Widgets can be styled according to the theme functionality.
  • Installation of widgets is as easy as you don't have to write a single line of code for installation.
  • Text widgets also provides the user to write their own text which they want to display.
There are lot more benefits of using the WordPress Widgets.

How To Create A Widget 


The feature which is used to achieve the custom functionality  is mostly used by the developers to give a proper look and feel to the website.The best way of creating your own custom widget is described by none other than WordPress
By following these simple steps you can create your own customized widget area register it and add it into your admin panel.

2 comments:

  1. nice and very informative post about wordpress widgets

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