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Widgetize Pages Light
Drop widgets in page or post content area. Widgetized pages. Build your custom Responsive page layout in no time. No coding, easy and fun!
The facts
- Rating
- 4.2★ from 32
- Active installs
- 3k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 7 May 2022
- Added
- Aug 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 5.9.16
- Downloads
- 261,263
Our analysis
AI-assistedWidgetize Pages Light is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add widgets to page content areas, not just sidebars and footers. You can create custom sidebars and insert them anywhere in your posts or pages using shortcodes, making it easier to build unique layouts without coding knowledge.
The plugin includes a drag-and-drop interface for creating responsive layouts, allowing you to add rows and columns to your designs. It is suitable for users who want more flexibility in their page layouts and is designed to be intuitive for beginners.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to enhance their page layouts with widgets easily.
What it does well
- ✓Allows adding widgets to page content areas
- ✓Drag-and-drop interface for layout creation
- ✓No coding knowledge required
- ✓Unlimited custom sidebars can be created
- ✓Intuitive administration area
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on additional features
- •No advanced customisation options mentioned
Verdict
Widgetize Pages Light offers a straightforward way to integrate widgets into your pages. It is suitable for beginners wanting to customise their site layout without technical skills.
From the developer
OTWthemes's own description of Widgetize Pages Light, lightly tidied.
Widgetized pages in WordPress are very powerful tool. Have you ever wanted to drag and drop a widget in a page content area, but the only widgetized sections of your theme are usually sidebars and footers?
Check on the Widgetize Pages Light: Demo site | Documentation page
You can now easily widgetize a page and drop widgets in page or post content area or any template file. Adding widgets on pages is a very flexible way to build your own unique page layout. This is very easy and fun to do and requires no coding knowledge at all.
Use the new OTW Grid Manager Light component to build your custom Responsive layout in no time. It is all done in a nice and easy interface. Add some rows and columns in the rows. Insert the sidebars in the columns.
You can use as many widget areas (sidebars) in as many pages/posts as you need. Creating sidebars(widget areas) is unlimited.
The plugin has very easy and intuitive administration area designed to fit into the core WordPress design. Check out the screenshots section or just download it and try it out.
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Demo site | Create responsive layouts in minutes, drag & drop interface, feature rich
How Widgetize Pages Light works:
- Create a custom sidebar(widget area)
- Insert the sidebar shortcode in the page editor wherever in the content you need it – either use the Insert Sidebar Shortcode button in the editor or copy/paste the sidebar shortcode.
- Go to your widgets section (Appearance -> Widgets) and drop some widgets in your new sidebar.
Advanced users:
- Add any sidebar created with this plugin in any part of your wordpress site. To do that use the shortcode of the sidebar you want to add and the do_shortcode WordPress function in any of the template files of your theme.
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