I am using the MakeOver theme which doesn't have any support for widgets. I have installed the Ultimate Facebook plugin which provides a login using facebook button/widget. I want to add this widget to my homepage using MakeOver. What files should I edit? How do I add the widget manually?
Better than trying to add the widget manually, I'll upgrade the theme to support widgets. See this http://www.wpreads.com/2013/03/creating-custom-widget-area-in-wordpress-theme.html and this http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes
Please refer the below link,
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/39195/how-to-add-the-widgets-manually-to-the-sidebar
There you can see how to add widgets manually.
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I want to create a widget for WordPress that anybody can use (for free) which contains some entertaining content (like a gadget for iGoogle in earlier times).
What I did not find out:
Can a (custom) widget be public/listed, so everybody using WordPress can see and use it?
Or do I need to create a plugin in order for other WordPress users to see and use it?
Since I want to let the users decide, where to put this additional content, how can I achieve this? (i.e. integrate this widget behaviour into a WordPress plugin?)
The basic idea is that we have some interesting content, we want to spread on WordPress for free.
It's up to you wether you want to create you widget through you theme (eg: via functions.php) or via a plugin. If you would like everyone to use it independently from a theme, then the best idea would be to do it through a plugin.
Here is a simple tutorial that explains the pieces of code you need to include either in your theme or in a new plugin to create a Widget accessible via the WordPress's widgets panel: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-a-custom-wordpress-widget
I am trying to add in an option in the admin panel that let's a user populate an image gallery that I've created.
Looking through the Customizer API, I see how to add options, but it's still not what I want.
Is it better to build a plugin? Any reference that's recommended?
There are multiple carousels you could use. As far as I know, there should be a plugin but not many. I reccommend using Bootstrap's carousel, though
I am following a tutorial on creating a custom widget and it is doing it by placing it into a new custom plugin.
My question is the next: do I actually need/ is advisable to create a custom plugin to create the custom widget?
Thank you in advance!
You can create a widget in either a THEME or PLUGIN.
If you think there will be a need to keep the data in the widget while changing to a different theme, then it should be a plugin. If the widget is very specific to your theme, then it should stay with the theme.
I need to create a widget as a default one for he profile page in Elgg Site .
I just tried with the docs and some default widget plugins, But unfortunately i need to make it by code, and cant use any plugin.
Can anyone help me in creating such a widget
Thanks
I know its late. But this is an easier thing.
For plugin based solutions you can try the default_widgets plugin you receive with the download package or the widget manager plugin from coldtrick (Available in the elgg community).
If you can't use a plugin for this functionality,
Create a plugin hook for user registration event
use the elgg_create_widget() to add the widget
Override the widget view so that you can remove the widget controls.
But you still need a plugin to develop this.
I would like to make a plug-in that adds a widget in wordpress.
I would like the widget to be based on the current pages widget but add the ability to select either include OR exclude by drop down or checkbox then list pages by ID.
Following this guide I was able to change the exclude to include by hacking the core file located in wp-includes/default_widgets.php.
Here is the original default_widgets.php:
http://pastebin.com/Rg2vTMmK
How do I make the changes and turn it into a plugin?
Many Thanks
Found a solution here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widgets-reloaded/