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  • Thread Starter lebrochet

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    Well at the moment i wonder how i can add text and data to the above mentioned theme – i think we have got a bunch of widgets and options there: Well the question is: are there widgets that contain text – and how can i add the text to them – are there optinos to do that1?

    see a theme like metioned above – i guess that all the areas that are shown in the front page – that all the areas there are areas that corresponds to certain widgets – is this true

    https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-wordpress-widgets/

    Go to Appearance > Widgets in the WordPress Administration Screens. Choose a Widget and either drag it to the sidebar where you wish it to appear, or click the widget, (select a destination sidebar if your theme has more than one) and click the Add Widget button. There might be more than one sidebar option, so begin with the first one. Once in place, WordPress automatically updates the Theme. Preview the site. You should find that the “default” sidebar elements are now gone and only the new addition is visible. Return to the Widgets Screen to continue adding Widgets. To arrange the Widgets within the sidebar or Widget area, click and drag it into place. To customize the Widget features, click the down arrow in the upper right corner to expand the Widget’s interface. To save the Widget’s customization, click Save. To remove the Widget, click Delete. If you want to remove the widget but save its setting for possible future use, just drag it into the Inactive Widgets area. You can add them back anytime from there. This is especially helpful when you switch to a theme with fewer or different widget areas.

    When changing themes, there is often some variation in the number and setup of widget areas/sidebars and sometimes these conflicts make the transition a bit less smooth. If you changed themes and seem to be missing widgets, scroll down on the screen to the Inactive Widgets area, where all of your widgets and their settings will have been saved.

    Enabling Accessibility Mode, via Screen Options, allows you to use Add and Edit buttons instead of using drag and drop.

    Widget Areas While widget areas typically occur in webpage sidebars, a theme can place widget areas anywhere on a page. For example, besides the usual sidebar locations, the Twenty Seventeen theme has a widget area in the footer of every page.

    Using Text Widgets The Text Widget is one of the most commonly used WordPress Widgets that comes with every WordPress installation. It allows users to add text, video, images, custom lists, and more to their WordPress sites.

    To use the WordPress Text Widget:

    Go to Appearance > Customize in the WordPress Administration Screens and click the Widget menu in the Theme Customizer. Or Go to Appearance > Widgets in the WordPress Administration Screens. Open the sidebar to which you wish to add the Text Widget. Find the Text Widget in the list of Widgets. Click and drag the Widget to the spot you wish it to appear. To open and edit the Text Widget:

    Click the down arrow to the right of the Text Widget title. Set the Text Widget Title (optional). Add the text or HTML code to the box or edit what is currently there. Choose the option to Automatically add paragraphs to wrap each block of text in an HTML paragraph tag (recommended for text). Click Save to save the Text Widget. Click Close to close the Text Widget. Switch tabs in your browser and preview the results and make changes if necessary. The Text Widget can hold a variety of HTML, XHTML, and multimedia links and players such as video and object embeds.

    Look forward to hear form you

    regards

    Hi,

    The customization may vary from theme to theme. The fact that you modify either a widget or the content of the pages/posts through the editor may also depend on various factors. Each theme has their own way of customization. However, the main content is generally always modified through the editor.

    Some advanced customizations will also require you create a child theme and write some PHP code. For that, you will have to dig inside the code of the theme.

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