Thread: Widgets and Sidebars

Widgets and Sidebars

OK, what is the scoop on widgets and sidebars?

First, there is the default BlogRoll and Meta sidebars that really have no business being on a "commercial" site. One would expect that they would show up in the "sidebar" or "widget" lists on the "appearance->widgets" page, but it appears that in order to remove these I must edit the source code???? Not very elegant, guys.

Next, I tried playing around with widgets. Experiment 1 was to drag a calendar widget into the main sidebar, give it a title, and save it. This does not show on any page that I can see (and I am not using full-width pages). What gives? Bug? Bad documentation? I need to smear blood from sheep entrails on my face before I click save?

Any info appreciated. Thanks.