Widgets are configurable elements used to dynamically build sections of a WordPress theme.
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wordpress pages sidebar widget missing on homepage
http://www.dual-diagnosis.org.uk/
The Sidebar widget with my links in on the right is missing from the home page, it appears everywhere else just not here, any ideas?
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Should I use set_transient or update_option?
I want to store some Twitter API data in WordPress. After every hour, I want to fetch new data from Twitter, and update only if the data is successfully retrieved from API (sometimes the API gives ...
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How to store widget fields data as an array?
I am creating a widget, it needs to store about 10 IDs. Right now I'm using following field method to store each of the ID in a separate field. It stores data of each field in a separately in the ...
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Adding a widget breaks my child theme - *But I'm not calling any widgets!*
I'm trying to design a child theme, based off of twentytwelve, and I'm running into a puzzle I can't even figure out how to troubleshoot.
Basically, my theme explodes when I enable any widgets.
It ...
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Widgets are not showing after moving domain
I recently moved my wordpress installation to a new domain. Everything worked fine; all my images, posts and plugins copied across fine. My widget setup seems to be gone after moving domain. I can see ...
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Wallpress responsive page element with widgets
Recently, I use a free responsive themes from designwall.com named wallpress (http://www.designwall.com/wordpress-theme/wallpress/).
I'm a wordpress beginner, so there are several stuffs I still ...
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PHP script working in PHP page but not PHP widget [closed]
I have this code :
<html>
<form method="post" action="">
<div align="center">
<p><b> What to see if the server is online rite now just add the server Address and Port ...
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How Can I Add the “Insert From URL” Tab to a Custom 3.5 Media Uploader?
I've inserted a WP 3.5 media uploader into a widget by running this JavaScript when a button is clicked on:
var frame = wp.media( {
title : 'Widget Uploader',
multiple : false,
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Show or hide custom menu widget in side bar conditionally
I have been trying and searching to accomplish this. I have the "custom menu" widgets "Members Area", "Admin Area" in side bar, assigned menus to them. Fine, they display.
I want to show "Admin Area" ...
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Simple rich text editor in Text widget?
I've seen a few plugins that add rich text editing to the default "Text" Widget. However, all of the ones I've tested are either too complicated (or try to do too much) or don't work properly with the ...
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Widgets not restored from backup
I've done a little searching here to try to find what I need but most people seem to have these issues when they're moving a site or changing the sql. I'm doing neither so I can't figure out why ...
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widgets in contacts only
I have a few pages listed in my top menu. these are: contacts, My account and messages. I have added a map to the "Pages Sidebar" tab in admin. But it seems to add the map to all 3 pages listed above ...
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How to insert widget areas specific to certain pages (or posts, etc.)?
I am developing a theme the pages of which (as well as posts) are so different from the home page that I want different widgets on their sidebars.Is there a way to do it?
I'm calling the sidebar on ...
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How could a Widget behave differently depending on sidebar
if sitting on sidebar-1, I need my widget to behave differently than if it were on sidebar-2. How can i detect the sidebar it is sitting on from within the widget() function?
The widget contains a ...
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Widgets: Show Recent Posts Only if the Posts Have Both Categories X and Y
I've been trying to create a Recent Post widget where it only show/display posts that have both categories X and Y (or more). The categories X and Y is user-defined, so I'm planning to make it look ...
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javaScript in <head> section of WP API
How do I place the following javaScript in the <head> section of the Wordpress Widgets API menu screen?
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(window).load(function() {
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Move Widget Meta Box From Appearance to Pages
Is it possible to relocate the widget/sidebar meta boxes that normally appear at Appearance > Widgets so that they appear as a meta box on a specific page's Page Edit dashboard page?
Here's what ...
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How do I rebind event after widget save
I am writing a widget who's form elements have a click event attached to. I bind it using jQuery.
However, after clicking save, the bindings gets lost. That is, clicking those elements doesn't ...
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I need to create a dashboard widget with input field and will display the text as shortcodes in posts
Hi I need to make automated price updater of my learning materials (e-books, videos, posters etc.) and it's such a drag every time I need to change prices on them to open every single posts because ...
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Widget Management/Sidebar Strategy for CMS sites
I've been mulling of this question for a while and try out different approaches for each site: What is a flexible approach to managing widgets on a CMS sidebar that is easy to use and maintain as well ...
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accessing wordpress serialized data outside wp
I've never worked with serialized data... I need a little help with how to load "text" widgets title and content in php script outside wordpress...
my script just connects to database (including ...
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Remove “Content” and “Discussion” from Right Now Dashboard Widget
How do I hide "Content" and "Discussion" element in the "Right Now" dashboard widget?
Here's a screenshot:
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Any way to duplicate an entire sidebar?
I was an early adopter of Wordpress, in 2004. It has come a long way, but the Widgets admin panel has not.
I have to make multiple (maybe 20-30+) sidebars for one site, and so I'm facing the prospect ...
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Widget won't show up on the front end
I have a question very similar to one I recently posted, where instead of the widget not showing up at all, it now shows up in the admin area, you can drag it, and any other widget over to the sidebar ...
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custom siderbar with custom cat post widget does not include content
I am trying to make a template with a left sidebar. In that sidebar I want to insert custom cat post query using a text widget so I can format it correctly the way I want. However when I do The ...
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My widget won't show up [closed]
I have built a widget class such as (using pear naming standards):
class CoreTheme_Adminpanel_Widgets_Download extends WP_Widget{
function CoreTheme_Adminpanel_Widgets_Download(){
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Archive - same title for the first two posts
I created an archive page called archive.php
Here I include header / footer and this code:
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : ?>
<h1 class="entry-title"><a ...
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Some widgets on Multisite not showing up in template for particular theme
I have a load of custom widgets that all look pretty much the same. I have a multisite blog with 3 blogs. The widgets are configured individually to show up on all 3 blogs with their own settings in ...
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Sidebar Slideshow widget with text
Can anyone suggest me some good sidebar slideshow widget? I need to add some text file along with each sides and show the image along with the text.
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How to create wordpress widget that is fixed position on the home page
I want to create a video plugin which is fixed on the home page when user scrolls.
I know there is a wp_float plugin . But I want to try build new plugin
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Widget options disappear when dragged to widget areas
When dragging a widget to a sidebar, it gets added, the throbber spins for a second and then all of the options within the widget disappear. So, the frame for the widget is there, but it's just empty. ...
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Sidebar If Query
I have this query which I'm using in the sidebar, but when I place it in a php widget, the whole sidebar disappears... Any ideas?
global $wp_query;
$postid = $wp_query->post->ID;
if ( ! empty( ...
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How do I exclude portrait pictures from the nextgen gallery sidebar widget?
I have a gallery that contains both landscape and portrait pictures and want the gallery to be displayed in the wordpress sidebar. The problem is that the thumbnails of the portraits are scaled into ...
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RSS dashboard widget not showing visuals
I am using a RSS feeds widget on my dashboard as shown in this Q&A. Problem is feeds doesn't show up any visual like images or videos. I verified this by looking raw feeds which I used. Here is a ...
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Widget where it can make changes to the container
Is it possible to create a widget where it can make changes to the container?
An example is like this:
<!--- widget-container --->
<div class="wdget">
<div ...
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Different rss feeds in a single dashboard widget
I am using this snip of code to get rss feed on my dashboard as widget. It becomes problematic when it displays 5-6 different rss feeds which makes me run down deep.
How can I add 6 different feeds ...
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Facebook plugin activated, widget in sidebar yet doesn't show on page - stumped
I have the official Facebook plugin v.1.3 on my website. The plugin is activated, the Facebook Like Box widget can be moved into the sidebar and all options set, yet it doesn't show up in my sidebar. ...
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Wordpress Custom Menu Widget Style
I am wondering if anyone knows the best method for splitting 1 custom menu widget (located in my sites footer) in to 2 columns. There are a total of 8 links, so I would like it to be split in to 2 ...
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How to display an RSS feed widget inside a page?
I have an RSS feed (link) that I would like to display as a widget inside one of my posts.
The wordpress RSS widget already does that on the sidebar, is there some solution to have it in the post?
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How to make widget title accept php?
I am trying to make widgets accept php, but without resorting to plugins.
So far I have enabled php for the widget_text but cant make it work for widget_title.
I am using the following code in ...
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Want to add more option in “Sexy Login”
I am using Sexy Login in my new website. Its a beautiful plugins. But i need to add some more options. I want to add more button for both who are logged in & who are not logged in like "Write New ...
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Contact information footer
I am new to Wordpress but forced to create a website as a Wordpress template for my current employee (I am a front end developer, mostly build new systems/apps etc from scratch). Creating the template ...
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Add description to custom text widget and display the 5 recent post titles
I just started coding and working as an intern for a company. My boss asked me to create a custom text widget for practice in making word press widgets. The problem I am running into is I have no idea ...
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Good examples/resources for using a drop down for filtering jquery isotope? [closed]
I'm working on a plugin that uses jquery isotope and I've also built a widget that will handle the filtering using terms and taxonomies. What I would like is to have a drop down of terms of a taxonomy ...
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How to add custom widget above admin_footer
What I am trying to accomplish is placing custom widget on an admin page (edit.php). I tried using these two functions:
Places custom html right below < body > (above all page content)
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Help adding image upload functionality to widget
I am working on a small WordPress widget and I am trying to set it up where the user can upload an image. So far, the necessary scripts are loading but when I click the "Media Library Image" button ...
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Registering Sidebars and Sidebar Widgets. Sidebar Widgets Not Displaying
I am registering sidebars and sidebar widgets.
The theme currently supports two sidebars. Primary and Secondary.
add_action('widgets_init', array($this, 'add_sidebars'), 10, 2);
public function ...
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How do I use wp_editor() in widget form?
I'm trying to use the built-in Rich-text (wp_editor()) editor in Wordpress for my widget, but I can't seem to find any simple way to use it..
I know you can use it, as Black Studio TinyMCE can do ...
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Hide certain widgets from specific user roles in admin
I'm looking for a way to hide certain widgets from specific user types in the admin, Appearance > Widgets page?
For instance, admins can see all widgets, but authors can only see a select few?
I ...
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How to test if the widgetized area has any widgets?
I making a widgetized footer with three widgetized areas (footer1, footer2, footer3), The problem is that even if there's no widgets assigned to any widgetized footer area, the footer is still there ...
