Widgets
Widgets are small blocks you drop into the widget areas of the site. Flow has three widget areas.
Go to Admin -> Appearance -> Widgets
On the left are the Available Widgets. On the right are the Widget Areas. Drag a widget into an area (or click the + button of the widget and choose an area), then open it with the arrow to fill in its fields and click Save. To remove a widget, open it and click Delete.
Click a widget in an area to open its settings:
When the site has more than one language, each language has its own widgets. Use the Translations link at the top of the Widget Areas to edit the other language. See Translate.
Widget areas
| Area | Where it shows | Demo content |
|---|---|---|
| Footer sidebar 1 | The newsletter band above the footer (Footer 1). | Newsletter widget |
| Footer sidebar 2 | The columns of the footer after the About column (Footer 3). | Custom Menu (Quick links), Tags |
| Primary sidebar | The sidebar of the post pages (when Single Layout has a sidebar), of the category pages with a sidebar layout, of the pages with the Right sidebar template (the demo Blog list page) and of the Posts and Sidebar shortcode. | Popular Posts, Galleries |
See Footer for the footer sections and General for the layout options.
Available widgets
| Widget | What it shows | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| About me | A short introduction of the author: picture, name, text and your social links. | Name, Description, Image |
| Custom Menu | A titled column of links from a menu you choose. | Name, Select menu |
| Galleries | A grid of the latest gallery pictures. | Name, Number gallery to display |
| Newsletter widget | A subscribe form that feeds the Newsletter plugin (see Newsletter). | Name (small title), second line (large title) |
| Popular Posts | The most viewed posts with a thumbnail. | Name, Number posts to display |
| Tags | The most popular tags. | Name, Number tags to display |
| Simple Menu | A plain list of links from a menu (CMS core). | |
| Text | Free text or HTML (CMS core). |
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The Newsletter widget is designed for Footer sidebar 1. Custom Menu and Tags are designed as columns of Footer sidebar 2. About me, Popular Posts and Galleries are designed for the Primary sidebar.
Add a widget to the sidebar
- Open Admin -> Appearance -> Widgets.
- Find the widget in Available Widgets.
- Drag it into Primary sidebar (or another area), or click the + button and pick the area.
- Open the widget, fill in its fields and click Save.
- Reload a post page on the front end to see it.