What Are WordPress Widgets?

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If you want to customize your website to your liking, WordPress widgets are for you! WordPress widgets are added to a website’s sidebar to enhance user experience.

Watch this video to know more about what a WordPress widget is, and how to add it to your website.

Things explained in the video
-What is a WordPress widget?
-How to install WordPress widgets?

Benefits of adding WordPress widget to your website

1) Increases Engagement: WordPress allows you to integrate third-party platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with your website. This allows visitors to share your content conveniently.

2) Boosts Conversion Rates: Widgets boost conversion rates by providing visitors with relevant information. For instance, you can add a newsletter signup widget to your website to encourage visitors to sign up for your email newsletter.

3) Gathers Data: Widgets can be used to gather data about your visitors, such as their location or browsing behavior. This information can be used to improve your website performance and marketing efforts.

4) Enhances User Experience: WordPress widgets enhance the user experience by adding interactivity and providing useful information. For example, you can add a call-to-action widget to let visitors chat with a customer support representative.

5) Adding functionality to the website: Widgets can add functionality to your website, such as displaying social media feeds, recent posts, or a search bar.

Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:11 What are WordPress widgets?
00:00:29 How to install WordPress widgets?
Additional Resources and Tutorials

You can check out our detailed blogs on WordPress widgets here-

https://www.bluehost.com/blog/wordpress-widgets-and-how-to-use-them/
https://www.bluehost.com/blog/managing-website-menus-and-working-with-widgets/

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