Show Widget Area Names (SWAN)

If you get confused by which widget area a widget is attached to when browsing your site then this plugin can help.
The plugin shows the widget area names on non-admin pages and posts. This adds the widget area title to widget $params[‘before_widget’]. This will only display for the edit_posts capabilities. You must use print $params[‘before_widget’] in your widget definitions to view the area name.
If the widget area is empty then no widget area name is displayed.

Recently added a jQuery toggle to the admin menu bar to quickly hide/show the widget area names. See +/- swan link in admin bar.

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload show-widget-area-names to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Change the included css file to your liking.
4. You will find a link added to the Admin Bar to toggle Show Widget Area Names (+/- swan).

How does it work?

The plugin uses the formatting of properly setup widgets and appends the widget area name using before_widget. You will find a link added to the Admin Bar to toggle “swan.”

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   How the widget name is outputted on the page.

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1.0.18

• Update method hooks to visibility public and static for php warnings.

1.0.17

• Update to call onclick inline admin bar. Working on stability of javascript call.

1.0.16

Update to call onclick inline admin bar. Working on stability of javascript call.

• Updates to load javascript using version number.

1.0.15

• Updates to load javascript using version number.

1.0.14

• Updates to javascript to toggle the admin bar menu item. Stopped working on 4.1.

1.0.12

• Back to 1.0.10.

1.0.9

• Update to CLASS to actual class name. Tested on 4.0.0. Update change log.

1.0.6

• Update to default to hidden until clicked in admin bar.

1.0.5

• Update latest working version.

1.0.4

• Added the JQuery toggle to admin bar. Update latest working version.

1.0.3

• Added the JQuery toggle to admin bar.

1.0.2

• Trying to get screenshots working

1.0.1

• This is the major version.