Widgets

How to add a text widget to your WordPress website

November 6, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress on your website you may be using widgets on part of the website and you may want to use the text widget that is built into WordPress in one of the widget areas on your website. You can read this post to find out where to update the widgets on your website and then you can use the information in this post to add a text widget on there.

If you want to add a text widget to your WordPress website

From the WordPress admin left menu you can click on appearance > widgets
The left part of the page has available widgets
The right part of the page has the different widget areas in your theme
You can click on the text widget on the left part of the page and then move it to the widget area you want to put it in on there
When you edit the widget you can click the save button to save the widget

If that worked for you then that is one way to use the text widget on your website on there.

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How to add the custom html widget to a widget area on your WordPress website

November 6, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

On your WordPress website you may be using widgets on part of the website. You may want to use the custom html widget that is built into WordPress in one of the widget areas on your website. If you do not know where the widgets are managed you can read this post to find out where to update the widgets on your website on there.

To add the custom html widget to a widget area on your WordPress website

From the WordPress admin left menu you can click on appearance > widgets
The left part of the page has available widgets
The right part of the page has the different widget areas in your theme
You can click on the custom html widget on the left part of the page and then move it to the widget area you want to put it in on there
When you edit the widget you can click the save button to save the widget

That is one way to use the custom html widget on your website on there.

How to find where to update the widgets on your WordPress website

November 5, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you have a WordPress website you may have widgets on some of the pages on there. You can update the widgets from the WordPress admin on there.

To find and update the widgets on your WordPress website on there

From the WordPress admin left menu you can click on appearance > widgets
The left part of the page has available widgets
The right part of the page has the different widget areas in your theme
You can click on the available widget you want to use and move it to the widget area you want to put it in on there
When you edit the widget you can click the save button to save the widget

If that worked for you it would let you update and then save the widgets on your website on there.

How to add a widget area to the top of a WordPress website before the header in a StudioPress Genesis theme

October 29, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

You may want to add a widget area to the top of your WordPress website in your StudioPress Genesis theme. In order to add a widget area to your StudioPress Genesis theme without using a plugin you can then add this code to your functions.php file. You may want to backup your WordPress website before you make updates to it.

/**
 * Add widget before the header
 *
 * @author WPSnacks.com
 * @link https://www.wpsnacks.com
 */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'widget-before-header',
	'name'        => __( 'Before Header Widget', 'yourtheme' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the widget before the header.', 'yourtheme' ),
) );
function addwidgetbeforeheader() {
	genesis_widget_area( 'widget-before-header', array(
			'before' => '<div class="widget-before-header widget-area">',
			'after'  => '</div>',
		) );
}
add_action('genesis_before_header', 'addwidgetbeforeheader');

If you want to style the widget you can do that in css using .widget-before-header in your stylesheet or you can read this post on how to style your custom widget area on your website for more information on how to do that on there. You can replace the yourtheme title with the name of your WordPress theme.

Now if that works for you it would add the new widget area to your StudioPress Genesis theme at the top of your website before the header on there.

How to style your custom widget area in a StudioPress Genesis theme on WordPress

October 29, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If your website uses a StudioPress Genesis theme for your WordPress website you may want to add your custom widget areas to the theme and you may want to style those widget areas in your css stylesheet. You can then add this code to your css stylesheet file to style your custom widget areas in your StudioPress Genesis theme without using a plugin on there.

.your-widget-name {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
}

You would replace the .your-widget-name with the name you gave your custom widget area and then use css to style it on there.

How to add a widget area before the footer of your StudioPress Genesis theme on WordPress

October 29, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using a StudioPress Genesis theme on your WordPress website you may want to add a widget area before the footer. You can then add this code to your functions.php file to add a widget area before the footer of your StudioPress Genesis theme without using a plugin on there. It may be a good idea to backup your WordPress website before you make updates to it on there.

/**
 * Add widget area before footer
 *
 * @author WPSnacks.com
 * @link https://www.wpsnacks.com
 */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'widget-before-footer',
	'name'        => __( 'Before Footer Widget', 'yourtheme' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the widget before the footer.', 'yourtheme' ),
) );
function addwidgetbeforefooter() {
	genesis_widget_area( 'widget-before-footer', array(
			'before' => '<div class="widget-before-footer widget-area">',
			'after'  => '</div>',
		) );
}
add_action('genesis_before_footer', 'addwidgetbeforefooter');

If you want to style the widget you can do that in css using .widget-before-footer in your stylesheet or you can read this post on how to style your custom widget area on your website for more information on how to do that on there. You can replace the yourtheme title with the name of your WordPress theme.

Now if that works for you it would add the new widget area to your StudioPress Genesis theme before the footer on there.

How to add a widget area after blog posts in WordPress in a StudioPress Genesis theme

October 29, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress with a StudioPress Genesis theme you may want to add a widget area after your blog posts. If you want to add a widget area to your StudioPress Genesis theme without using a plugin you can then add this code to your functions.php file. You may want to backup your WordPress website before you make updates to it.

/**
 * Add widget area after blog posts
 *
 * @author WPSnacks.com
 * @link https://www.wpsnacks.com
 */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'widget-after-posts',
	'name'        => __( 'After Posts Widget', 'yourtheme' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the widget after blog posts.', 'yourtheme' ),
) );
function addwidgetafterblogposts() {
	genesis_widget_area( 'widget-after-posts', array(
			'before' => '<div class="widget-after-posts widget-area">',
			'after'  => '</div>',
		) );
}
add_action('genesis_after_entry_content', 'addwidgetafterblogposts');

If you want to style the widget you can do that in css using .widget-after-posts in your stylesheet or you can read this post on how to style your custom widget area on your website for more information on how to do that on there. You can replace the yourtheme title with the name of your WordPress theme.

Now if that works for you it would add the new widget area to your StudioPress Genesis theme after your blog posts on there.

How to remove WordPress secondary sidebar in StudioPress Genesis

May 2, 2016 by admin 1 Comment

If you are using StudioPress Genesis, you may notice that a lot of the themes have a secondary sidebar that you might not be using and you may want to remove it from the available widgets. Just add this WordPress Code Snippet to the functions.php file in your current WordPress theme in order to unregister and remove the secondary sidebar in StudioPress Genesis.
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How to change the number of WordPress footer widgets in StudioPress Genesis

November 12, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using StudioPress Genesis, you may want to change the number of footer widgets. Often it is set to 3 footer widgets by default, but you can change this number from within the functions.php file. Just edit this line of code in the functions.php file in your current WordPress theme in order to change the number of footer widgets your StudioPress Genesis theme has.
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How to add a Link to a Random WordPress Post without using a plugin

October 5, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Just add this WordPress Code Snippet below to the functions.php file in your current WordPress theme to allow you to add a link to a random WordPress post without using a plugin. This is the function I used to add the “Jump To A Random Snack” Button Link in the bottom of the right sidebar here at WPSnacks.
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