“Sidebar & Widget Manager for WordPress” Documentation by “OTWthemes” v1.0
“Sidebar & Widget Manager for WordPress”
Created: 02/05/2012
By: OTWthemes
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Table of Contents
- Description
- Installation
- Showcase
- Widgetize a page and drop some widgets in
- Vertical and Horizontal widget alignment
- Replace a sidebar with a custom one on one or few pages
- Widgets can be displayed on or hidden from one or few pages
- File structure and code
- Additional Information
A) Description - top
Get full control over sidebars (widget areas), page content and widgets:- Widgetize a page so you can drag and drop widgets in page content area
- Create custom sidebars so you can display relevant content on different pages
- You can now have a different set of widgets on one or few pages
- Every widget can now be display on or hidden from one or few pages
- Full support of pages, page templates, posts , categories, tags, archives, custom post types, taxonomies
- Designed to fit into the core WordPress design
- Easy and intuitive administration
- No coding required
- Pages
- Page templates
- Posts
- Categories
- Tags
- Archives
- Custom post types
- Taxonomies
- Post type archives
- WordPress service pages - home, front, 404, search, etc.
B) Installation - top
Unzip the .zip file that you downloaded from CodeCanyon. Look for a file called otw_sbm.zip. This is your plugin's zip file.
Install the plugin just like any other Wordpress plugin. There are two ways to do that:
- Using WordPress built-in installer From the Administration Panels, click on the Plugins tab. Go to Add New->Upload. Choose the plugin's .zip file from your computer and click Install Now. Then click activate to activate the plugin.
- Traditional manual installation Extract zip archive of your plugin. Upload to your server in the wp-content/plugins folder of your WordPress installation. Access the Plugin Panel in your Administration Panels. Scroll down through the list of Plugins to find the newly installed Plugin. Click on the Activate link to turn the Plugin on.
C) Showcase - top
- Demo site examples
- Home page custom sidebar
- Widgetized page
- 4 widget areas with vertical widget alignment in 4 columns
- 2 fluid widget areas with horizontal widget alignment
- Blog custom sidebar. Some widgets are visible on post archives, other widgets on posts only.
- Portfolio custom sidebar. Some widgets are visible on portfolio archives, other widgets on portfolio posts only.
- Contacts custom sidebar
- Videos
- Screenshots
D) Widgetize a page and drop some widgets in - top
- Create a custom sidebar
- Copy sidebar shortcode
- Create a new page
- Paste the shortcode in the content area
- Go to your widgets section and drop some widgets in your new sidebar
E) Vertical and Horizontal widget alignment - top
- Vertical
This is the default WordPress widget alignment. The widgets in sidebars (widget areas) with vertical alignment are arranged in a column bellow each other. - Horizontal
The widgets in sidebars (widget areas) with horizontal alignment will be arranged in a row next to each other (lined up on the same line). Such widget areas are fluid and very flexible. The widget area width will be equally divided between all widgets in this widget area. Horizontal alignement is usually used on widgetized pages.
F) Replace a sidebar with a custom one on one or few pages - top
- Create a custom sidebar
- Choose which sidebar to replace
- Choose pages, templates, post, taxonomies that will display the new sidebar
- Go to your widgets section and drop some widgets in your new sidebar
G) Widgets can be displayed on or hidden from one or few pages - top
- Go to your widgets section
- Every widget has a button named Set Visibility
- Choose where is the widget displayed on or hidden from
H) File structure and code - top
The plugin files are well named and structured in folders. The code is very well organized and PHPDoc commented. We use all wordpress standards and coding best practices.
- css folder - contains all css used by this plugin
- images folder - contains all image files used by this plugin
- include folder - contains all php files and functions used by this plugin
- js folder - contains all javascript used by this plugin
- otw_sidebar_manager.php - the main .php file
I) Additional Information - top
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