editing widgets in new editor
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In the old editor, the left column has links to edit various features, e.g. Links, Pages, (under Posts) Categories, (under Appearance) Widgets.
In the new editor, I can’t see a link to similar features, e.g. I need to edit my widgets.
This is the only reason I have not yet switched to the new editor!The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi!
From the new editor, you can edit categories, tags, sharing options, etc using the sidebar menu shown here:
However, in order to edit widgets and appearance settings, you will need to use the Customize feature shown here:
That should take you to a URL like this:
https://wordpress.com/customize/dncb.wordpress.com
From there, you can edit widgets. Can you give that a try?
If you’re still missing features, please let me know which ones, and I’m happy to direct you to how to use them within either the new editor or classic dashboard!
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It took me a while to discover where that “Customize” feature was; from the new editor, I have to first click on “My Sites” (top left), which basically leads me to what I was looking for, similar to the old “Dashboard”.
I can also get the new “Customize” feature from the old editor Dashboard, by hovering on my Blog name, drop-down menu has “Customize” under “LOOK AND FEEL”.
Thanks, jeremeylduvall – Widgets were edited from new editor (a first for me), so will give new editor another try. Problem resolved. -
Wonderful! Please let us know if you need anything else or if you have any other pain points as you use the new editor/new My Sites page.
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Different topic… I should probably start a new thread. How to split an existing Category widget into two (or three) separate Category widgets?
I have WAY too many Categories; there are many subcategories. My Category List includes (e.g.) Rare Birds (many, many bird names), and Locations (e.g. Vancouver, Delta, Surrey … each with subcategories with more specific park location within that town …)
Very useful for searching posts where “Rare bird #7” was mentioned; or when the group previously visited/what happened at “Stanley Park”. However, the widget is cumbersome to use because I have set up so many Categories in one Widget. Is it possible to have two INDEPENDENT Category widgets? I think I spent a lot of time once trying this, but found that each Category widget had the identical contents. Any suggestions welcome. -
Hi!
The category widget will display all of the categories on your blog. There isn’t a way to limit the widget to certain categories. The best option would be to create new custom menus for your categories:
Then, you can group the categories however you would like. After you’ve created the menus, you can use the Custom Menu widget to display them on your sidebar:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/custom-menu-widget/
Would that work?
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Not a problem! Once you have a moment to give it a test, please let me know if that achieves what you’re looking for.
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