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Widgets Overview
Wicked Plum provides widgets to do just about anything you’d want — widgets that make your blog awesomer, widgets that give your customers different ways to find just the right item, widgets that display links and provide a shortcut to the shopping cart and show your customer the last five new items you listed.
Here’s a guide to show you what widgets Wicked Plum has, and what they’ll do for you.
Shopping Widgets
- Search the Shop — A search box that allows customers to search your shop.
- View Cart — A “View Cart” button.
- Shop by Category — Displays your primary shop categories.
- Shop by Price (or Scent or Material) — Other options you can give your customers for finding just the right item.
- New Items — Shows the five most recent items added to your shop.
Blog Widgets
- Blog Archives — A list or dropdown menu (your choice) with the monthly archives for your blog.
- Recent Blog Comments — An easy way for your readers to find out who’s talking about what.
- Recent Blog Posts — Shows your five most recent blog posts.
- Blog Categories — Lists your blog categories.
Information Widgets
- Your Shop Links — Shows a list of links — it can be your blogroll, other shops you like, or links to your Facebook and other social media sites.
- Pages — A listing of your shop’s pages — About, Contact, Policy, and more.
- WP-SpamFree Counter — Shows how many spam comments have been stopped before they got to pollute your blog.
- Twitter — Your Twitter feed
Customizable Widgets
- Rich Text Editor — Good for putting whatever information you like into your sidebar — links, images, or text.
- Text — Like the Rich Text Editor, but uses HTML instead.
You’ll find more information on installing and using widgets here. And if you need more ideas for how to use your widgets, just take a look at any of our other Wicked Plum shops!
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