Tag Archives: widgets

From a Problem to 100,000 Downloads

Posted on March 9, 2013 by todd

It was 1054 days ago that I first wanted to place a WordPress widget into a post I was writing. Whether it was for a client site or personal one I can’t remember… the important thing is that out of … Continue reading →

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August wp-hooked Widgets Admin Write-Up

Posted on August 12, 2012 by todd

At the August Meet-up of the London based wp-hooked I talked on the topic of WordPress Widgets, and in particular the admin area for them (slides can be found here). The talk came from the view of a user (read … Continue reading →

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WordPress 1 Minute Wonder – Styling Widgets on Pages Horizontally

Posted on May 8, 2011 by todd

In this edition of WordPress 1 Minute Wonders I will answer a question which I frequently get emailed about… and that is how to style widgets next to each other when using my Widgets on Pages WordPress plugin. In this … Continue reading →

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Advanced WordPress Page Layout Experiment

Posted on July 25, 2010 by todd

Styling WordPress page and post layouts can be daunting for the novice… especially if you don’t want to dirty your hands with PHP and the like. I wanted to experiment with what was possible to do using only the default … Continue reading →

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How to display Widgets inside posts and pages

Posted on May 9, 2010 by todd

I was faced the need to be able to place extra manageable content inside a wordpress page’s core content… and without an existing plugin available to do this I thought I’d write one of my own. The output was the Widgets on Pages … Continue reading →

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