To test for all default scenarios of widgets in a widget area, you can use the Monster Widget plugin. This plugin adds every possible widget, complete with content, to any widget area, and is a useful tool for anyone building a custom WordPress theme.
- [Narrator] When we start working with widgets,…it's important to test your theme against all the…available widgets that ship with WordPress out of the box.…Now, doing this is a bit of a hassle…because you have to go to the Customizer,…then go to Widgets,…then go to your widget area…and all of the widgets individually.…Then you have to set each of the widgets up…with the most extreme content you can think of.…And, needless to say, this is a lot of work.…The good news is, you don't have to do this.…Instead, we can use the somewhat ridiculously named…Monster Widget to solve this problem in on fell swoop.…
You can see here,…I already have the Monster Widget available to me…and that's because I added it when I…set up the developer plugin.…It's one of the recommended plugins we use.…Actually, using the Monster Widget is as easy as it can get.…First, I'll remove all the widgets I've already set up.…Then, I clicked 'Add a Widget'…and just 'Add Monster'.…The Monster Widget will now display…every available widget to me…
Author
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Released
2/6/2017- Setting up a WordPress development environment
- Getting and installing _s
- Automating theme development with Gulp
- The WordPress template hierarchy
- Setting up the basic theme
- Registering and displaying menus
- Applying styles to menus
- Creating conditional layouts
- Working with the comments template
- Working with featured images
- Working with widget areas, or sidebars
- Working with index templates
- Working with static pages
- Adding features to the Customizer
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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1. Set Up a WordPress Development Environment
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Get and install _s3m 48s
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2. The Design to Development Process
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Modular, mobile-first design2m 19s
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Underscores: An overview1m 50s
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3. Set Up the Basic Theme
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Configure the theme info5m 32s
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Create responsive typography6m 19s
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4. Build the Header
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Style the default header8m 3s
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5. Create Menus
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Apply styles to the menu6m 33s
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6. Configure the Single Post Template
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Apply CSS to the post header6m 25s
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Style image galleries1m 56s
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Configure post navigation6m 19s
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7. Create Conditional Layouts
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Planning an unusual layout1m 49s
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8. Work with Comments
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Apply CSS to comments5m 41s
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9. Work with Featured Images
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10. Work with Widget Areas (Sidebars)
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11. Work with Index templates
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Customize the excerpt output3m 51s
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Highlight sticky posts4m 57s
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Customize archive pages5m 51s
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12. Work with Static Pages
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13. Advanced Features
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Add SVG icon functionality9m 16s
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14. Adding Features to the Customizer
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Get to know the Customizer4m 20s
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15. Back-End Customization
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Add a screenshot2m 44s
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Conclusion
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Going further with WordPress2m 15s
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