Keep the "hidden panel" for widgets OPEN

  • Unknown's avatar
    marimondays · Member ·

    “Illustratr offers a widget area that appears above the footer in a hidden panel. “

    How do I have the hidden panel ALWAYS be visible without having to click the plus sign ?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • Unknown's avatar
    memberowner · Member ·

    Me too. I can’t even find a plus sign.

  • staff-loquaciousloon · Staff ·

    Hi @durgarox!

    The hidden panel is part of the theme design, and not a setting that gets turned on or off. You can, however, use a bit of Custom CSS under a Premium Plan or Business Plan/.

    With one of those plans, you can add the following snippet under My Site > Customize > CSS

    .widgets-wrapper {
    display: block;	
}

.widgets-wrapper .widget {
    opacity: 1;	
}

.widgets-trigger,
#secondary:after {
   display: none;	
}

    The third style I’ve included hides the + button, since the panel is now always displayed.

  • staff-loquaciousloon · Staff ·

    @marimondays

    It doesn’t look like your site is currently using Illustratr – if you switch back to that theme, you’ll need to add a widget to the panel for it (or it’s + button) to appear.

    Click on My Site > Customize, and then on Widgets. Add a widget to the Footer section, then Save & Publish :)

  • Unknown's avatar
    memberowner · Member ·

    Thanks Chad. I don’t know how I lost a panel, and I also don’t know how I stumbled upon recovering it. I think at some point, I went through each widget area to see where it landed and added content. Then I could see it on the page.

    Whenever wordpress takes features away or changes how to access them, I have to re-learn everything. It’s definitely not getting easier to use. I can’t afford premium service unfortunately.

  • staff-loquaciousloon · Staff ·

    You’re welcome @durgarox!

    This isn’t a case of something being changed, but a function of how this particular theme works :)

    You are correct – when you remove all of the widgets from the footer widget area, the plus sign will not appear (that way your visitors aren’t seeing a plus sign that opens an empty box).

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