Jetpack Widget Visibility – Query Args

The Jetpack visibility module is appended to the bottom of all widgets (including 3rd parties). This plugin adds a “Query Args” option so that you can add a key value pair. For example, show a promotional text widget when someone enters a specific search.

Using The WordPress Dashboard

1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
2. Search for ‘Jetpack Widget Visibility Extended’
3. Click ‘Install Now’
4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard

Uploading in WordPress Dashboard

1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
3. Select bugherd-dashboard.zip from your computer
4. Click ‘Install Now’
5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Using FTP

1. Download bugherd-dashboard.zip
2. Extract the bugherd-dashboard directory to your computer
3. Upload the bugherd-dashboard directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

This plugin doesn’t appear to do anything

This plugin itself does not add any user facing features. It adds the capability for theme/plugin developers to add additional options/fields to the Jetpack Widget Visibility Module.

What do I need to do to add options or fields within my theme/plugin

This feature is not part of the official Jetpack plugin (yet). In order for this to work you must first install the “Jetpack Widget Visibility Extended” plugin.

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   Display Widget only when search result equals this keyword

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   set a custom query_var in your theme/plugin and it can be referenced within this key value pair.

1.0

• Initial Release