Please note: this widget does not work with WordPress 2.5+. The way the editor works changed in this version and I haven’t had time yet to update the code to work properly. I’m happy to accept user-contributed fixes, though!

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Spruce up your sidebar with this WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) widget. We’ve taken the fancy editor you know and love from the “Write Post” screen and added it to the text widget. This means you can add colors, links, and even images to your sidebar without knowing code.

How to use the plugin

1. Download the plugin and unzip it on your computer
2. Upload the file wysiwyg-text-widget.php to your WordPress plugin directory, optionally putting it in the widgets folder (if you have one)
3. Go to the “Plugins” tab in your WordPress admin panel and look through the list for “WYSIWYG Text Widget” (it’s usually near the bottom)
4. Activate the “WYSIWYG Text Widget”
5. Go to the “Presentation” tab and the “Widgets” sub-tab; if all went well, you now have a “WYSIWYG Text 1″ widget
6. Use the widget or create more at the bottom of the “Widgets” screen as you like

Get help

If you need help customizing this plugin to suit your specific needs, by all means, contact us for a quote. If you find a bug or need general assistance, please post on the WordPress forum.

Donate to support WYSIWYG Text Widget

If you find this plugin useful, please consider sending a small donation (you choose how much!) via PayPal.

Known issues

No known issues.

History

• 2008-02-11
  Fixed bug that caused other widgets’ text fields to be WYSIWYG’d
• 2008-02-05
  Initial release