WordPress Widgets Getting You Closer To WYSIWYG
After keeping us waiting for long, WordPress finally make the bold decision of publishing a post revealing the power behind the 5.8 version. Also known as ‘Tatum,’ WordPress 5.8 was made publicly available on the 20th of July 2020 and came with almost 300 new features and improvements.
That left many Devs and SEO’s working with widgets contemplating on the next step of action. If this sounds like you, then you have definitely come to the right place. Here is a quick breakdown of the popular WordPress widgets Getting You closer to WYSIWYG.
Overlapping Layouts and Duotone Images
The first example of features worth your time and attention from the new WordPress version revolved around aesthetics. For those who might not know, the WordPress 5.8 version boasts more control for users than ever seen before.
In a supporting video that has circulated online, you get to see a user curating visual content to link to a downloadable guide within the widget before inserting it into the post. There was also the example depicting a user making changes to the block behind the main image to a complementing picture.
Access to the WordPress Pattern Directory
It is quite evident that design has been made pretty easier with the option to copy and paste page layout templates from the WordPress Pattern Directory. Once you paste the desired pattern, you are allowed to make color and copy adjustments to keep your page on-brand.
Even though this new feature isn’t incorporated directly into the widget areas, it was hinted at in the release that this is a feature that may be rolled out later down the line. But at the moment, users may have to make do with some ‘unexpected behavior’ from this feature.
Interspersing Widgets and Custom Code
This features touches on how you can now leverage block versions of widgets to wrap and layer within a container block to come up with a more integrated layout. They’ve actually shared an example of a user adding custom HTML blocks within a column to convey varying messages at certain times of the day.
Well, this feature will come in handy for business with brick-and-mortar stores that want to easily inform websites visitors when the shop is open or closes. Another example depicted users integrating a search bar within a block so that it sits within an image instead of above it.
