{"id":1023,"date":"2020-06-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/01\/05\/wordpress-text-widget\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:32:40","slug":"wordpress-text-widget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-text-widget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the WordPress Text Widget"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WordPressTextWidget.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WordPressTextWidget.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WordPressTextWidget-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WordPressTextWidget-768x432.png 768w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/what-are-plugins-and-widgets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress widgets <\/a>allow you to add additional information and functionality to the header, footer, and sidebar areas of your website. There are many helpful default widgets included with the base installation WordPress; however, the text widget may be the most helpful of all. With the WordPress text widget, you can post business information, weather alerts, YouTube videos, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-Use-the-WordPress-Text-Widget\">How to Use the WordPress Text Widget<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Ideas-for-Utilizing-the-WordPress-Text-Widget\">Ideas for Utilizing the WordPress Text Widget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Enjoy fast, secure hosting optimized for your WordPress website with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Hosting plans<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-to-Use-the-WordPress-Text-Widget\">How to Use the WordPress Text Widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to your WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Appearance&gt;Widgets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the <strong>Text <\/strong>widget under the <em>Available Widgets<\/em> section, then drag and drop it to one of the widget areas on the right-hand side.<br><em>Of note, the widgets areas will vary based on the activated <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>WordPress theme<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the text widget has been added to a widget area, add a title to the <strong>Title<\/strong> field, then enter your text, code, or add an image.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save <\/strong>to add the widget and content to your website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e79e2216fe8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e79e2216fe8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"56302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_AddTextWidget-1024x539.png\" alt=\"Adding wordpress text widget to sidebar\" class=\"wp-image-56302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_AddTextWidget-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_AddTextWidget-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_AddTextWidget-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_AddTextWidget-1536x809.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_AddTextWidget.png 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 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There are many ways you can utilize the text widget to improve the user experience on your website.\u00a0 Here are a few ideas on elements you can add to your website using the simple WordPress text widget:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Email Newsletter Subscription<\/strong>: Depending on the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/mailchimp-wordpress-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">third party<\/a> and\/or plugin you\u2019re using for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/email-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email marketing<\/a>, you can add a link, embed code, or simple HTML to the text widget to allow your visitors to sign up for your newsletter.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Display Important Business Information: <\/strong>Use the text widget to display your hours of operation, important alerts, promotions, upcoming events, and more. You can also create and upload <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/create-content-canva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">branded content<\/a> to the text widget \u2014 which will help attract your users to the information and promote engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ads: <\/strong>Use the text widget to add a code for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/adding-google-adsense-to-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google AdSense<\/a> and earn money through ad placements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Affiliate banners<\/strong>: If you\u2019re an affiliate, use the text widget to add your affiliate code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shortcodes &amp; Custom HTML:<\/strong> You can use the text widget to add shortcodes and custom HTML for specific plugins and functionality that is relevant to your website. For example, if you run a financial blog, you can add HTML code for a stock ticker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Media: <\/strong>Though there are many ways to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/how-to-add-social-media-icons-and-buttons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> integrate social media onto your website<\/a>, you can use the text widget to add your social media. You can add a Twitter feed by <a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/using-twitter\/embed-twitter-feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating a code from Twitter<\/a>, then adding it to the text widget. 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