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CHAPTER 8

Using Widgets and Menus

After a web page’s main content, the next most important elements visitors see are in sidebars and footers. WordPress widgets make it easy to manage these areas, whereas the WordPress menu system gives you full control over the navigation that helps visitors find what they need.

Understand Widgets and Widget Areas

Get to Know the Widgets Screens

Choose and Add Widgets

Rearrange and Remove Widgets

Manage Widgets from the Customizer

Understand Menus and Menu Locations

Get to Know the Menus Screen

Reorder Menu Items

Assign a Menu Location

Edit and Delete Menu Items

Add a Custom Menu

Understand Widgets ...

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