Arbitrary Sidebars

Add widget areas through an admin page.

Author:Christopher Davis (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.4
WordPress version tested:3.5
Plugin version:1.0
Added to WordPress repository:24-09-2012
Last updated:24-09-2012
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:https://github.com/chrisguitarguy/Arbitrary-S...
Total downloads:1 643
Active installs:10+
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Arbitrary Sidebars allows you to add widget areas via an page in the WordPress admin area. What you do with those sidebars on the front end is up to you and your theme.

This plugin requires PHP 5.3+. Please check your server configuration before installing.

Some use case ideas:

  • The end user wants to associate sidebars with individual posts and pages. This plugin ould provide half that functionality: easily creating widget areas.
  • You need reusable content blocks and want to take advantage of the widget system.

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