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tarry nwaise
tarry nwaise
1,391 Points
Posted by tarry nwaise
tarry nwaise
1,391 Points

Widgets vs Plugins

are widgets and plugins the same thing. In the video Zac started off talking about widgets then he added a plugin and it seems to have loaded in the widget area.

Is a widget a plugin?

2 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,868 Points

Hi Tarry,

Not exactly. Plugins are ways of extending the core functionality of WordPress whereas Widgets are ways of adding features (sometimes from plugins) to sidebars, etc.

Hope that helps.

-Rich

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,287 Points
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,287 Points

Not really, a plugin is an extension. It can be anything, from a widget to something complementary to optimize your website