Are widgets meant to be used outside of sidebars?

If the category is Story, then make a template file, and name it as category-story.php (make sure the slug is ‘story’). Put your code in this file. WordPress will automatically display the posts from Story category using this template. (More about category templates here). And yes, you can use widgets outside of the sidebar, read … Read more

Override WordPress Widget CSS Classes?

As alluded to by @Michael in the comments, the CSS classes for widgets depend on the sidebar they’re in more than the widget themselves. Those widget-specific CSS classes can be useful, but not when you’re trying to style every widget. It sounds like you may be able to use a normal element selector that targets … Read more

Why is my custom widget breaking another one?

Your code fails because of a PHP syntax error. Things to note: Your problem is a result of your failure to indent your code correctly, resulting in things being missed. Your editor should be able to reindent code, and it should auto-indent as you type. There are no excuses for this, and it’s a 100% … Read more

Widgets in the loop if active

Think about what is happening. You run the_post(); which sets $post to the first post in the Loop, but you don’t use that post if your sidebar is active. Then the Loop continues and $post gets set to the second post in the Loop. You’ve lost your first post. I don’t see why that first … Read more

Widget Option is Missing

Put this lines of code in function.php if (function_exists(“register_sidebar”)) { register_sidebar(); } Put this to sidebar.php <?php if ( !function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?> <?php $image = new WP_query (‘showposts=1’); if(have_posts()) : while($image->have_posts()) : $image->the_post; ?> <a href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/115901/<?php the_permalink() ?>” rel=”bookmark” title=”Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>”><?php postimage(); ?></a> <?php endwhile; endif; rewind_posts; ?>

How to change the default class for the widget title?

h2 and h3 are not html classes, they are html tags. That said, does not exists a default html tag for the widgets, because the format used to output widgets title is set when the sidebar is registered (look at ‘before_title’ argument). So how title is shown is theme related and sidebar related, does not … Read more

Add Bootstrap Classes to Recent Posts Widget

Unfortunately, this isn’t quite as easy as you might expect, nor is it properly achievable by using filters. WordPress offers very little hooks for widgets in general, let alone for widget content. However, as all widgets are generated by classes, you can extend the functionality WordPress offers by creating your own widget, extending the recent … Read more