WordPress Widgets add content and features to your sidebars. Examples are the default widgets that come with WordPress; for Categories, Tag cloud, Search, etc. Plugins will often add their own widgets.

Widgets require no in depth code experience. They can be added, removed, and rearranged on the Theme Customizer or Appearance > Widgets in the WordPress Administration Screens.

Some WordPress Widgets offer customization and options such as forms to fill out, includes or excludes of data and information, optional images, and other customization features.

The below video shows you how to access the widget screen and some of the features that are available.

How to Access Widgets

The below video shows you some examples of widgets that you can add to the sidebar panel. This is a great feature to use with no coding experience needed.

Widget Features

Below is a list of currently installed widgets that you can use on the HEE WordPress platform.

• Archives – A monthly archive of your site’s Posts
• Audio – Displays an audio player.
• Calendar – A calendar of your site’s posts.
• Categories – A list or dropdown of categories.
• Custom HTML – Arbitrary HTML code.
• Events List – A widget that displays upcoming events.
• Gallery – Displays an image gallery.
• Image – Displays an image.
• Meta – Login, RSS, & WordPress.org links.
• Navigation Menu – Add a navigation menu to your sidebar.
• Pages – A list of your site’s Pages.
• Recent Comments – Your site’s most recent comments.
• Recent Posts – Your site’s most recent Posts.
• RSS – Entries from any RSS or Atom feed.
• Search – A search form for your site.
• Subpages Widget – Lists current section subpages
• Tag Cloud – A cloud of your most used tags.
• Text – Arbitrary text.
• Video – Displays a video from the media library or from YouTube, Vimeo, or another provider.
• Widget Area – Include all widgets from another widget area. </ul