A new plugin for WP enables sidebar widgets. A widget is basically a relocatable snippet of code that enables you to customize your WP blog’s sidebar, without direct sidebar.php hacking. You just drop widgets into the sidebar via WP admin’s presentation option.

I just took the plugin for a test drive, and it is extremely easy to use. That’s the nice thing about a low-traffic site like this; I can experiment live without inconveniencing anyone.

It’s fresh out of the box new, and themes need a few tweaks to support widgets, but this is gonna be a good thing for bloggers who use WordPress, especially as new widgets are developed and submitted.

I may even make a few myself, after I get more comfortable; this is a great way to learn WP internals and PHP in small bites.

Read more about widgets here.

-k-

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