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1. cazzab
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Hi
   How do i go about adding widgets into the content section of a blog rather than the sidebar? Is there a plugin for this? If not, how do you go about it?

   Any help appreciated.

2. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Maybe use shortcodes instead...

   One plugin that might help if you are talking about something that can be handled with template tags:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/template-tag-shortcodes/

   If not that, then a plugin to put code in a post:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exec-php/

3. cazzab
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Hi MichaelH

   Thanks for your response. The short codes seem to be blog specific info (I'm looking for ways to add, for example, my quote of the day or email sign up or flickr widget within a page rather than just the sidebar). Everyone & their dog has the same format - everything listed down the side.

   The plugin looks scary & seems to rely on you knowing php code - which i don't...

   Mmm

4. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Then configure your theme to use widget 'where ever'.

   Example:
   http://justintadlock.com/archives/2009/04/15/how-to-widgetize-your-page-menu-in-wordpress

5. cazzab
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Thanks. I'm not sure how this is helping to put widgets inside the content area of a page though?

6. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   I don't believe you can 'invoke' widgets inside the content area of a Page.

7. cazzab
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   ok thanks for your help. That was the gist of my original question when asking about adding inside the content section.

8. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Yeah I should have been more direct to begin with. Should have said, "can't do that, look at shortcodes!" ;)

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