WordPress widgets and Google gadgets – putting Google gadgets in your WordPress widgets.
Google gadgets are handy little things that you can place anywhere on your webpage with not too much hassle. WordPress makes it even easier if you use widgets. It is so easy to insert Google gadgets on your sidebar that you will wonder why you have not done so before.
Here is a quick and easy tutorial on how to do it:
- Make sure you have the latest version of WordPress
- Make sure that you have a widget enabled theme
- Get into your Admin panel and select Presentation > Widgets from the options. Drag the Text widget onto the Main sidebar. Click the configuration tag (right hand side of Text widget) to open up the input window. Enter your title for this widget (the title will be displayed above the widget on the sidebar.)
- Open the Google gadgets page in another window. Select the gadget that you want displayed on your sidebar. Configure the display settings to your liking. Press the Preview changes button to see how the gadget will look. If you are satisfied, then press the Get the code button. A window will open up with some code in it. Select and copy this code.
- Go back to your WordPress admin window and paste the code in the large window of the Text widget. Save the changes and view your site. The gadget should be displayed in your sidebar.
- You may need to play around with the sizing of the gadget to ensure that it fits within the sidebar.
That’s it. What could be simpler?
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