What’s the difference between a widget and a plugin?


Brad Davis, Head of Production Development at Infomedia, shares the difference between two WordPress features that are commonly mixed up — widgets and plugins. He shares the difference between the two, when they’re good for your site … and when they’re not. Brad wraps up the episode by explaining how to vet a plugin before adding it to your content management system.

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About Carrie

Carrie Rollwagen is host of the Localist podcast and cofounder of Church Street Coffee & Books. Currently, she works as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Infomedia, a web development company in Birmingham, Alabama. Find the Localist at @thinklocalist on Instagram and follow Carrie at @crollwagen.

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