The Extra Sidebar Widgets feature includes widgets you can add to your blog.
From RSS Links to Twitter Timelines and Facebook Like Boxes to social icons, this feature makes it easy to add extra functionality to your site.
Activate Extra Sidebar Widgets
To enable this feature, visit Jetpack → Settings → Writing in your site’s dashboard. Scroll down to the Widgets section and toggle the Make extra widgets available for use on your site including subscription forms and Twitter streams to the on position.
Here is a list of all Widgets added by the Extra Sidebar Widgets feature:
- Social Icons Widget
- Flickr Widget
- Mailchimp Subscriber Popup
- Cookies & Consent Banner
- Upcoming Events Widget
- Milestone Widget
- Blog Stats Widget
- Authors Widget
- Google Translate Widget
- Goodreads Widget
- Contact Info Widget
- Top Posts & Pages Widget
- Gravatar Profile Widget
- Display WordPress Posts Widget
- Facebook Page Plugin [Legacy Widget]
- Image Widget
- RSS Links
Privacy Information
This feature is deactivated by default. It can be activated by following the steps at the top of this page.
| Data Used | |
|---|---|
| Site Owners / Users We use any information required for the actual configuration of any widgets. In some instances, this involves a user ID (via direct input or pulled from a URL or piece of code added to the widget configuration options): Flickr, Google+ Badge, Mailchimp Subscriber Popup, Goodreads, Twitter Timeline.Note that, if you add any such information when configuring widgets, any user on your site with widget management privileges will be able to access that information. Additionally, for activity tracking (detailed below): IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID and URL, Jetpack version, user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code. | Site Visitors None. |
| Activity Tracked | |
| Site Owners / Users We track when, and by which user, the feature is activated and deactivated. | Site Visitors None. |
| Data Synced (Read More) | |
| Site Owners / Users We sync an option that identifies whether or not the feature is activated. We also sync which specific widgets are currently used/active on your site. | Site Visitors None. |
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