meridianthemes

<p><strong>Why do I need this plugin with Meridian One theme:</strong></p>
<p>This plugin adds widgets that are used on the homepage of the theme. The widgets are not part of the theme because widgets are “plugin-territory” and are not allowed in themes.</p>
<h3>From within WordPress</h3>
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<li>Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’</li>
<li>Search for ‘Meridian One Features’</li>
<li>Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Manually</h3>
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<li>Upload the <code>meridian-one-features</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
</ol>


Meridian One Features

Why do I need this plugin with Meridian One theme: This plugin adds widgets that are used on the homepage of the theme. The widgets are not part of t …

Jonathan Daggerhart

<p><strong>As of version 2.3, Widget Wrangler requires PHP 5.3 or higher</strong></p>
<p>Widget Wrangler is a plugin for WordPress that gives administrators a clean interface for managing widgets on a page by page basis.  On each page, you can control what widgets appear where.</p>
<p>Widget Wrangler provides the following features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Widgets as a post type</li>
<li>PHP in widgets</li>
<li>Custom Widget templates</li>
<li>Control Widget visibility on any page (or post type)</li>
<li>Control Widget visibility globally (Display Logic)</li>
<li>Alter WordPress Sidebar HTML</li>
<li>Shortcodes for Widgets</li>
<li>Compatible with almost any existing WordPress Widget</li>
<li>Hide Widget Titles</li>
<li>Automatic Theme Setup</li>
</ul>
<h4>Widget Wrangler Setup Screencast</h4>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW2NgtwUuHE</p>


Widget Wrangler

I currently use this plugin on over 100 sites. I have been using Widget Wrangler since 2014 and have found it invaluable. I use it to display specific widgets in a custom order in the sidebar, footer area, and custom featured content areas. WW allows me to customize widgets on a per page basis and create a default list of widgets to display when creating a new post/page. It has tremendously reduced the amount of time it takes to change / edit widgets on a page without touching code. It's an awesome plugin!

-Steven

Great Plugin For Managing Widgets

A plugin for managing the display of widgets on a page by page basis. Using widgets as a post type.

Meridian One Features vs Widget Wrangler