What are Widgets:

Widgets and plugins are small programs or pieces of code that extend the functionality of your WordPress website or blog. They allow you to add new features and customize how your site looks and works without needing to write code yourself.

There are more than 46,000 widgets and plugins available for the WordPress platform, offering tools for everything from improving security and creating backups to adding calendars, maps, and YouTube videos.

To explore the full selection of available options, visit the WordPress Plugin Directory.

 

How to install Widgets:

Step 1.

Log in to your WordPress dashboard directly by searching yourdomainname.tld/admin.

• (Ex. example.com/admin) 

OR 

Log in to your Rebel account, then select "Products" in the top-left corner. In the top toolbar, you will see "Hosting. Please select this. 

Here you will see all of your hosting packages listed. For the one you want to access, select the purple "Control Panel" button. This will lead you to the Plesk interface. 

Step 2.

Once you are in your control panel, you will be able to log into your Wordpress account by selecting the "Log in" button. 

Step 3. 

Once in your WordPress dashboard, on the left-hand side, you will see the option of "Appearance", select this. 

Step 4.

From the drop-down menu, you will then see additional options, please select "Widgets".

Step 5.

On the top left-hand side, you will see a plus button next to the title. If you click on this, it will bring up a page full of WordPress widgets that you are able to use. 

Step 6. 

You should now see all of your options for Widgets, and you will be able to select the one you like for your website.