BNS Add Widget
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Add a widget area to the footer of any theme. Works just like the widget areas commonly created with code in the functions.php template file.
Download
Latest version: Download BNS Add Widget v0.4 [zip]
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload
bns-add-widget.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
- Read http://wpfirstaid.com/2009/12/plugin-installation/
- Add your widget choice to the BNS Add Widget area under Appearance | Widgets
– or -
- Go to ‘Plugins’ menu under your Dashboard
- Click on the ‘Add New’ link
- Search for bns-add-widget
- Install.
- Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu.
- Read http://wpfirstaid.com/2009/12/plugin-installation/
- Add your widget choice to the BNS Add Widget area under Appearance | Widgets
FAQ
Q. How can I get support for this plugin?
A. Please note, support may be available on the WordPress Support forums; but, it may be faster to visit http://buynowshop.com/plugins/bns-add-widget/ and leave a comment with the issue you are experiencing.
Q. How can I style the plugin output?
A. The plugin uses the register_sidebar() WordPress function; additional classes are added via the plugin code:
- .bns-add-widget
- h2.bns-widget-title
- .bnsaw-credit
Changelog
0.4
- released …
- confirmed compatible with WordPress 3.3
- added phpDoc Style documentation
- added i18n support
- added
bnsaw-style.cssfor plugin specific elements - added conditional enqueue of
bnsaw-custom-style.cssstylesheet for end-user modifications - added
descriptionparameter to widget area definition - added additional style for widget area
- updated required WordPress version to 2.7
0.3
- confirmed compatible with WordPress version 3.2-beta2-18055
- removed conditionals checking for *_sidebar functions
- lowered required WordPress version to 2.2
0.2.1
- Confirm compatible with WordPress 3.1 (beta)
0.2
- compatible with WordPress version 3.0
- cleaned up CSS elements to better match WordPress default widget code
0.1.2
- compatible with WordPress version 2.9.2
- updated license declaration
0.1.1
- clarified the plugin is released under a GPL-compatible license
0.1
- Initial release.
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26 Comments
Hi there, this is a great widget. I just have one question though. Is it possible to specify where abouts in the footer I can insert the widgets? I was hoping to insert them before the copyright info for the blog is displayed. Do I manually do this? If so, how?
As it is now, the widgets are inserted quite far down in my footer and it isn’t very neat.
Thanks for the help.
This is a terrific widget!
@azza – Thank you. The widget placement is based solely on the ‘wp_footer’ function, which is generally found at the very bottom after all other items in the theme.
Great widget! Just what I’m looking for. Only my theme (Massive News from Press75) has three columns and the columns seem to mess the widget up. Hoping to place it differently, outside the column structure, but I’m a total code moron. Any suggestions?
PS You can see it on my server, here.
http://ppvfakedomainname.com.previewdns.com/vip/
@Lou – Thank you for choosing the BNS Add Widget plugin. This plugin hooks into the wp_footer() function which is generally found outside of a theme’s “structure”, the placement I see in your sample site is what I would expect.
Making use of this plugin tends to be in very specialized circumstances. It was actually designed with the idea of using the BNS Corner Logo widget in a theme without built-in widget areas.
Ah, then I guess it won’t work for me. I was expecting a result like the footer of this site of mine: http://expatlivingwell.com/
@Lou – I see what you are looking at. How the BNS Add Widget area appears is strictly theme dependent as it hooks into the wp_footer() function. The theme has to “style” that section of its code for you to expect that sort of display in your second example.
Thank you. That was very helpful. I now know where to look to see what I can do…
@Lou – Glad to help. Let me know how it works out for you.
Thank you for this widget, i have just install it and i don’t know how it works yet. But i will try to figure it out.
Thanks
you can see it at my footer at moneyhomeblog.com
@Ceejay – Feel free to ask any questions.
What a fantastic find!
Terrific plugin and works 100% in FireFox and Safari. But I’m having issues with IE.
The logo displays full screen across the center in large (pixelated) form.
Is it the theme I’m using or…?
Any insight would be appreciated.
And thank you for the GREAT plugins!
@Matthew – I see the plugin is installed but there is definitely an issue at hand. Although specifically I cannot tell what it is beyond the possibility something is conflicting with it … or, has someone made any edits to the plugin after you installed it?
Hi Edward,
No edits have been made, it is a completely fresh install of WP + BNS.
There are, however, lots of plugins going on… so I can start the whole toggling on/off routine to see if there is a conflict.
Will update if I find the culprit.
Thank you for looking.
All the best,
Matthew
Can I add more than one widget to this plugin in the footer? When I tried it, the next footer came under the last one which will make the footer too long eventually. Is there a way to make the different footer line up horizontally instead of vertically. I mean footer line “pages” on one line, and then beside that “categories” etc.
Thanks for the support.
@Rotimi – The plugin was originally developed as a means for old themes to gain a widget area if one was not built into the theme by default. Looking at the code, I would surmise the issue you are seeing is due to the use of
divblocks rather than an ‘unordered list’. I will most likely update the plugin to use an unordered list rather than a ‘div’ and should help to make multiple widgets being used in the area much easier to display in different layouts with standard CSS. That is, the default will likely remain as you described your issue, but a horizontal layout should be easily sorted out by the end-user.I love the simplicity of adding the widget to the footer but I’m struggling with styling it so the links are inline, with no breaks (separated by bullets). Is this defined in style.css? Do I create a new class? (Sorry, I’m not a programmer!)
@Lynne – The style of the widget will most likely be drawn from your existing widget styles (see your sidebar), although there is no guarantee a theme will use the exact same basic widget structure I used in this plugin. There may be some trial and error involved in getting it styled to your liking.
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I have installed and activated this widget. However, I cannot for the life of me find the place where I write what I want in the footer. I guess I mean there is no “footer box” per se. So I have no clue where to write this footer text so as to utilize this widget.
Thank you and please help.
@lovely – Once you have installed and activated this widget you will need to go to, in your Administration Panels, Appearance > Widgets. Look on the right side of the screen and you will see the “BNS Add Widget” area. To test this, simply drag and drop a Text widget into this area. The Text widget will, by default, open. Enter a unique word or phrase; save and then return to your installations home page. Now using your browser’s search (usually via pressing and F at the same time), look for that unique word or phrase. This is where any “public-facing” content of your widget of choice will appear; and will show the widget to be working. Generally speaking this output will be at the bottom of the page but that is entirely theme dependent.
If you are still have issues with this, please feel free to respond back here or send me an email with additional details.
thank you. It worked
Hello
i install your widget for my footer
I will do 3 columms but I dont know how to do
please help me …
thanks
PS : i am a very new wordpress blogger
@JU – This plugin simply adds a single widget area in the footer section of your template. You appear to be looking to make a significant change to your theme. Although this plugin may help, it is not what you are looking for from what I am understanding.
thanks for the answer