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title: Tabbed Widgets Plugin for WordPress
date: 2008-07-10T07:10:00+00:00
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# Tabbed Widgets Plugin for WordPress

With [*Tabbed Widgets* plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tabbed-widgets/ "Download Tabbed / Accordion type Widgets from WordPress Extend Repository") one can easily create tab and accordion type blocks of content without writing a single line of code. Simply select the widgets you want to appear as tabs, specify their tab titles and a new tabbed widget is created automatically which you can then place in any of the widgetized areas.

### Download & Compatibility

Get *Tabbed Widgets* plugin at [this section of the official WordPress plugin repository](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tabbed-widgets/ "Download Tabbed Widgets plugin at WordPress Extend"). Compatible with WordPress 3.0.x and 3.1.

### Installation & Configuration

Please follow the usual plugin installation procedure:

1. Download the plugin and unzip its content.
2. Upload the `tabbed-widgets` directory to `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. The final directory tree should look like `/wp-content/plugins/tabbed-widgets/tabbed-widgets.php`.
3. Activate the plugin at the *Plugin Management* section under the ‘Plugins’ menu.
4. To create and configure tabbed widget go to ‘Design’ > ‘Widgets’.

### Theme Requirements

Please make sure that your theme follows the best practices of WordPress themes and adds *unique indentifiers for each of the widgets*. This is done inside the theme’s `functions.php` file. Every `before_widget` value *should* contain `<strong>%1$s</strong>` inside `id` attribute and `<strong>%2$s</strong>` inside `class` attribute. Please read [my comment](#comment-7358) on why this is necessary.

### Comments &amp; Feedback

If you encounter any bugs, please leave a comment with a link to your site where the problem is visible.