Widget: How to…

You learned how to widgetize the sidebar during the tutorial series, but I never showed you how to turn on the widget plugin. Here it is:

Installation

• Download the Widget plugin from Automattic.com.
• Upload it to your wp-content/plugins/ folder.
• Go to the Plugins page of the administration panel.
• Activate the Sidebar Widgets plugin.

Customization

• Go to the Presentation page of the administration panel. If your theme is widget-ready, you will see the Sidebar Widgets link next to the Theme Editor link.
• Go to Sidebar Widgets.
• From there, drag the little boxes into the big box.
• Rearrange the little boxes to the order that you would like each to appear.
• Click Save Changes.
• If you leave the big box empty then your theme will use its default sidebar instead of the widgetized version.