{"id":1790,"date":"2020-02-27T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmediaproduction.mynmi.net\/?page_id=1790"},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:38:43","slug":"wide-world-of-widgets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nmi.cool\/webdev\/wide-world-of-widgets\/","title":{"rendered":"The wide, wide world of widgets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo by Kumiko SHIMIZU<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Widget:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A small gadget or mechanical device, especially one whose name is unknown or unspecified.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. A small content block, often overlooked and forgotten in WordPress projects. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Widgets are drag-and-drop blocks of content<\/strong> that you can place in different areas of your WordPress site. Widgets are not to be confused with the block editor<\/a>, which adds blocks to pages and posts specifically. Instead, widgets are broader in scope. They’re placed consistently across your website’s design. Common hiding places for widgets include sidebars<\/strong>, footers<\/strong>, and sometimes headers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hidden in plain sight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you’ve ever seen a signup form on the side of someone’s site, or an “About the Author” on your favorite cooking blog, chances are, it’s a widget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    From Grady Newsource<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    If you take a gander at the Grady Newsource, you’ll see two widgets in the sidebar: A weekly email newsletter signup form, and a “Most Read” list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    W3Layouts<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Another common area for widgets are in the footer<\/strong> of your site. Some common examples of what you might see in the footer include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n