How to add widgets in WordPress | WordPress for beginners

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► About this video
Widgets are neat. They make your site better, without asking much effort on your part. In WordPress, you can add, change and delete widgets in two ways:
1. Through the Widgets menu item in the WordPress admin menu.
2. Through the WordPress Customizer.
In this video, we show you how to add widgets to your website. Spoiler alert: It’s super easy!

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► Items discussed in this video
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:14 - Where to find widgets
0:00:31 - Widget areas
0:00:55 - Adding a widget
0:01:36 - Editing a widget
0:02:18 - Removing widgets
0:02:39 - Widgets in the Customizer
0:02:57 - Adding a widget in the Customizer
0:03:21 - Editing a widget in the Customizer
0:03:50 - Removing a widget in the Customizer
0:04:06 - Themes and widgets
0:04:38 - Plugins and widgets

► What should you watch next?
Do you want to know more about the theory behind WordPress widgets? Check out this video: youtu.be/9WiV-FSZRp4

Or watch one of our videos about:
‣ WordPress plugins: youtu.be/OqmNUV25Hao
‣ WordPress themes: youtu.be/0pC3p-EcMec
‣ The WordPress Customizer: youtu.be/sDvn5IYyC88

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