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custom-widget-area

Custom Widget Area

A simple plugin to create custom widget area.

custom widget header widget widget
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complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.86
[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to add widget header css

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to add widget header css: users show compatibility, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Someone can help me with the css of the widget?
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Which CSS rules are in play?

Which CSS rules are in play?: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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I’ve managed to get the code into my TwentyEleven child theme, and I’ve placed the widget in the header where I want it with CSS.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.81
[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] My main sidebar got disabled!

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] My main sidebar got disabled!: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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This plugin worked but after adding an additional widget area, my main sidebar widgets stopped working!
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8
How to remove gray dot before widget elements?

How to remove gray dot before widget elements?: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/ probably with css; the widget area output is possibly an unordered list – check http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_list.asp this is caused more by your theme than by the plugin – please post a link to your site if you would like to get further suggestions.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75
Where to write the code?

Where to write the code?: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
I installed the plugin but where should I put the code?
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75
[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] other widget ares become un-editable in Apperance/widgets

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] other widget ares become un-editable in Apperance/widgets: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] other widget ares become un-editable in Apperance/widgets After first typeing this code into functions.php & having this one particluar widget work, I wasnt’ able to expand my other widgets in the editor.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75
[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Widget Begins with List Item – Validation Error

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Widget Begins with List Item – Validation Error: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Widget Begins with List Item – Validation Error First, thank you for creating this plugin!
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Grey Dot?

Grey Dot?: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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Would GREATLY appreciate any help.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
wiped out my sidebars

wiped out my sidebars: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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I installed it and no other widget areas appear on the front end, and after uninstalling it and removing the code they are still gone.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code?

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code?: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
hello where do i place the code i want him above my header is it in the css or in the header.php or somewere else thanks http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/ hello where do i place the code i want him above my header is it in the css or in the header.php or somewere else thanks http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/

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ABD Dashboard Widget Manager praise owner · intel 65.5 · weakness 51.9
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stale update history 5 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility missing feature 2 source links Evidence only
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WP Categories Widget praise owner · intel 65.2 · weakness 48.4
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18 collected complaint signal(s) bugs support 2 source links Evidence only
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Widget Customizer for WordPress – Free Version praise owner · intel 50.2 · weakness 41.0
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stale update history 2 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility setup 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect custom fonts layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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Listings Post Type Enable praise owner · intel 36.5 · weakness 35.3
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Buyer: developers, agencies, and technical site owners · Wedge: preflight custom post type code changes, compatibility risks, rollback paths, and debug evidence
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Collected Signals

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complaint Grey Dot? support · 2013-11-04T16:03:28+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

Grey Dot?: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Would GREATLY appreciate any help.
support quality agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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praise Glad to have this, just one thing… (4 stars) review · 2013-09-18T19:14:57+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

Glad to have this, just one thing…: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Glad to have this, just one thing… This plugin adds a header widget area, which is great, but it’s annoying to have to reinstall it in the php files everytime there’s a new theme update.
compatibility setup value quality agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint wiped out my sidebars support · 2013-03-03T04:27:00+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

wiped out my sidebars: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I installed it and no other widget areas appear on the front end, and after uninstalling it and removing the code they are still gone.
setup agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint How to remove gray dot before widget elements? support · 2013-02-20T09:46:56+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

How to remove gray dot before widget elements?: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/ probably with css; the widget area output is possibly an unordered list – check http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_list.asp this is caused more by your theme than by the plugin – please post a link to your site if you would like to get further suggestions.
compatibility missing feature quality agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint Which CSS rules are in play? support · 2013-02-14T02:50:33+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

Which CSS rules are in play?: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I’ve managed to get the code into my TwentyEleven child theme, and I’ve placed the widget in the header where I want it with CSS.
bugs compatibility support agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint Where to write the code? support · 2012-11-12T09:54:23+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

Where to write the code?: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I installed the plugin but where should I put the code?
compatibility setup agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code? support · 2012-09-13T00:28:40+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code?: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: hello where do i place the code i want him above my header is it in the css or in the header.php or somewere else thanks http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/ hello where do i place the code i want him above my header is it in the css or in the header.php or somewere else thanks http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/
compatibility agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] other widget ares become un-editable in Apperance/widgets support · 2012-08-17T16:48:48+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] other widget ares become un-editable in Apperance/widgets: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] other widget ares become un-editable in Apperance/widgets After first typeing this code into functions.php & having this one particluar widget work, I wasnt’ able to expand my other widgets in the editor.
bugs compatibility reliable agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Option to add more custom widgets support · 2012-06-04T09:51:46+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Option to add more custom widgets: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Option to add more custom widgets Great plugin!
missing feature quality agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Does not work support · 2012-04-24T21:51:25+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Does not work: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Does not work This widget deleted my site!
bugs agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Static widget? support · 2012-04-17T22:20:08+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Static widget?: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Hi, I like your plugin and I use it to show my custom menu, but I would like to make it static, so when the user scroll down the widget stays on top of the page… I’ve seen this on several WP sites, so I wonder how to achieve this..
missing feature agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Truly Custom Headers support · 2012-04-13T22:31:05+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Truly Custom Headers: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Truly Custom Headers Thanks for freeing us from the limitations imposed by the header areas of most themes.
compatibility value agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
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neutral [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code? Bar in every page. support · 2012-03-28T14:50:12+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code? Bar in every page.: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to write the code? Bar in every page. Where exactly shall I put the code? I’d like to have a sidebar in the header of every page . And the shall be like this?: <? if (!function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar(‘Header Widget Area’)) : endif; ?> Thank you. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-widget-area/
agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Widget Begins with List Item – Validation Error support · 2012-01-13T04:15:44+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Widget Begins with List Item – Validation Error: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Widget Begins with List Item – Validation Error First, thank you for creating this plugin!
bugs compatibility reliable agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] My main sidebar got disabled! support · 2011-12-03T10:55:07+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] My main sidebar got disabled!: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: This plugin worked but after adding an additional widget area, my main sidebar widgets stopped working!
bugs compatibility setup form agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint [Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to add widget header css support · 2011-12-01T21:36:04+00:00 · medium severity · custom widget

[Plugin: Custom Widget Area] Where to add widget header css: users show compatibility, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Someone can help me with the css of the widget?
compatibility support migration import agency visual QA and update safety Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect widget layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin