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1. id eric
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hello, I am trying to figure out how I change the h2 tags that surround a widget title into a span tag. I understand that this is not a theme issue, but a modification within wordpress itself. correct?

   So, for example, when I add a text widget with a title of "Fun Widget" - I do not want the h2 tag to surround my widget title. Rather, I would like a span tag with a class instead. Where do I do this?

   Thanks

2. id eric
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Figured it out. Edit widgets.php in the wp-includes folder. Line 56 and 57

3. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Actually, you should have edited the theme, not the widgets.php file.

   In the theme's functions.php file, there's a call that sets up the sidebars, which looks similar to this:
   

   if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
       register_sidebar(array(
           'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
           'after_widget' => '</li>',
           'before_title' => '<h2 class="widgettitle">',
           'after_title' => '</h2>',
       ));

   You can change the before and after title bits there to change the H2 into whatever you want.

4. printing4fun
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Tried the change in functions.php but simply couldn't get it to work so I edited widgets.php. That worked fine but now I have to remember the change every time I upgrade. At least I now have <h4> tags. Thanks Insidedesign!

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