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Creative Use of Widgets for Content Management Jessica Gardner WordCamp North Canton May 9, 2015
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Creative Use of
Widgetsfor Content Management
Jessica GardnerWordCamp North Canton
May 9, 2015
widgetwhatsit?
calendarmailing list signup
text (including code!) imagesnavigation menu
plugin functions
admin loginblog archives
STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONTENT & FEATURES
“…a simple and easy‐to‐use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress Theme to the user.” (http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets)
widgetwheresit?
widget area, fka “sidebar”
which widgets?themes
plugins
WordPress 2015 Theme
WordPress 2015 Theme + Jetpack
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Secondary navigation
Anything you want on multiple pages
Anything that is subject to change
hoursschedules
contact
mailing list signup
More widget areas?
functions.php (in your CHILD THEME!)
layout builders (plugin)
shortcodes (plugin)
case study 1:
widgets on pages
layout builder w/ widgetized areas
93/114 pages have this little menu:
8 sub‐sections 65 procedures
plus a specialized menu based on the sub‐section
Case Study #2
Widgets on Pages
Per‐Page Sidebar
Widgets in Widgets!
built into theme
10 Subsections with custom menus
1 7
20/20 Hindsight
why?
