Widgets are footer and sidebar items. How widgets look and where they are located in a site are determined by the site’s theme. Your WordPress site comes with default widgets. Remove any unnecessary widgets.
To remove or add widgets:
- Click Appearance > widgets
Remove widgets:
- Click the widget item in the right column to expand its settings, and click Delete
Add widgets:
- Drag and drop a widget item from the Available Widgets (left) column to the specific widget area (footer or sidebar) in the right column
OR
- Click a widget item in the left column under the Available Widgets
- From the expanded menu, select a particular widget area (sidebar or footer) and then click Add Widget
- Click and drag widgets to change the order they appear in the list
- Add a Title (optional) and click Save
- The widget is now added to the site
