Sidebar Widgets

What are Sidebar Widgets and how do I edit them?

From time to time you may wish to update, add or remove sidebar widgets from the content pages of your website. Sidebar widgets display information that isn’t part of the page you are viewing’s main content (see screenshot below). They’re called ‘sidebar widgets’ because they allow you to move (widget) things around and in and out of your sidebar. They’re useful for containing important links and forms for your agency.

 

 

 

Widgets in Siteloft can be in the form of either a:

  • Button, (As above; Contact us, Request an appraisal and Sign up to our newsletter)
  • List (As above; How to contact us, Staff, etc.)

We recommend using buttons for forms and lists for links to other pages. This clearly separates the slide-out forms from links to other pages.

 

Deleting Widgets:

 To delete a widget:

  1. Log in to WordPress by adding '/sl-login/' to the end of your website's URL and entering your credentials
  2. From the Dashboard go to Appearance > Widgets
  3. Drag and drop the link from the Main Sidebar on the right-hand side back over to the Available Widgets section on the left (see screenshot below). 

 

 

Editing Widgets:

To edit a widget: 

  1. Log in to WordPress by adding '/wp-admin/' to the end of your website's URL and entering your credentials
  2. From the Dashboard go to Appearance > Widgets
  3. Click the group of widgets that you’d like to edit
  4. Edit the Title (the heading you’d like for that group of widgets)
  5. Edit the Style (choose either List for links to other pages or Buttons for links to forms)
  6. Edit the Target (self opens in the same window, (blank) opens in a new window
  7. The Links are the destinations of the widgets – in the example below they’re the Contact us and Appraisal forms
    • Add the Text (what you'd like the link to say
    • Add the URL (where you'd like the link to take you
  8. Hit the blue Save button 

 

For forms, use Table 1 below to copy and paste the correct link for your form.

Table 1 

Form

URL

Contact Form

/offcanvas_form/?location=agency_contact

Market Appraisal

/offcanvas_form/?location=sales_appraisal

Newsletter Sign Up

/offcanvas_form/?location=newsletter

Maintenance Request

/offcanvas_form/?location=maintenance_request

Rental Appraisal

/offcanvas_form/?location=rental_appraisal
Vacate Notice /offcanvas_form/?location=vacate_notice

  

In the screenshot below, you can see how the widgets appear on your website – the Title (Helpful links), Style (Buttons) and Links (Contact us and Request an Appraisal) are all clearly visible.

 

  

Adding a widget:

To add a widget:

  1. Log in to WordPress by adding '/wp-admin/' to the end of your website's URL and entering your credentials
  2. From the Dashboard go to Appearance > Widgets
  3. 'Drag and drop’ the links icon from the left-hand side over to the main sidebar
  4. Add the Title (the heading you’d like for that group of widgets)
  5. Add the Style (choose either List for links to other pages or Buttons for links to forms)
  6. Choose the Target (self opens in the same window, (blank) opens in a new window
  7. The Links are the destinations of the widgets – in the example below they’re the Contact us and Appraisal forms
    • Add the Text (what you'd like the link to say
    • Add the URL (where you'd like the link to take you
  8. Hit the blue Save button

 

Still having problems? Contact support at http://siteloft.com/contact-us/ if you have any issues.

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