So ...

Upon activation, go to Appearance => Widgets and simply drag the newly added "Feature A Page Widget" into your sidebar widget area.

First of all, you'll have to choose a title ... Something that resonates with the goal or the content of the featured page.

Next, you need to select the targeted page from the "Page to Feature" drop-down list. As soon as you select a given page, the widget will show you the actual page status checking the thumbnail and the excerpt. If the featured image and/or excerpt isn't (aren't) avalaible, you can click the small pencil icon to open the page editor where you can set a featured image and/or excerpt.

Finally, you can choose a layout (wrapped image, banner image, big image) and the page elements that will be displayed in the sidebar (title, excerpt, featured image, "Read More" link):

Note: if you can't find the "Excerpt" meta box under your page editor, then select "Screen Options" on the top right corner of the screen, and check the "Excerpt" checkbox to enable it.

OK. Now let's see the result ...



Join the Discussion
Write something…
Recent messages
beachwood Premium
Awesome Zed! Always appreciate your plugin shares/training!
Reply
smartketeer Premium
Thanks for the time and the feedback Chris!
Reply
MAXINEG Premium
Cool! Thanks for this tutorial Zed.
Reply
smartketeer Premium
Thanks for the time Maxine!
Reply
dowj01 Premium
Really useful and great looking result.
Thanks for sharing.
Justin
Reply
smartketeer Premium
Thanks for the time Justin!
Reply
TitaWorks Premium
Good one, Zed! More study, study, study...do, do, do.

Thank you.
-- Netta
Reply
smartketeer Premium
Thanks for the time Netta!
Reply
BorisRoman Premium Plus
Thanks a lot for another super valuable training, Zsolt!

All the best!

Bob
Reply
smartketeer Premium
Thank YOU!
Reply
Top