Description
The Widget Area Block allows for multiple custom Widget Areas to be created on any page or post using the Gutenberg block editor. As a result, traditional widgets can be used along side blocks within your content.
Blocks are great, but not all widgets will be converted to blocks. There are many useful widgets that cannot be used with the WordPress 5 block editor. This custom block is designed to remedy that problem.
Simply add the Widget Area Block anywhere within your content. Then, name your custom Widget Area. Then, click the Customizer View button to add widgets to that section within the WordPress Customizer.
This block work perfectly with the Organic Builder Widgets Pro builder plugin. So, widgets and blocks can be used side-by-side to create dynamic page content.
Getting Started
Follow the simple steps below to use the Widget Area Block:
- Within a Page or Post, select ‘Widget Area Block’ located within the ‘Widgets’ section.
- Add a unique name to your Widget Area.
- Click the ‘Update’ button.
- Click the ‘Customizer View’ button. The Customizer will launch, displaying your current page or post.
- Begin adding widgets to Widget Area within the Customizer.
Screenshots
The Widget Area Block added to the Gutenberg editor. 
Selecting the Widget Area Block.
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Organic Widget Area Block
Installation
Note: This plugin relies on new WordPress features, so it requires WordPress version 5.0+ and PHP 5.3.29+
- Upload ‘organic-widget-area-block’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add the Widget Area Block within any post or page content.
FAQ
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Q: Why would I use the Organic Widget Area Block?
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A: There are thousands of useful widgets for a variety of purposes, such as displaying advertising, newsletters opt-in forms, or even building unique pages using Organic Builder Widgets Pro. The Widget Area Block allows you to display these traditional widgets within the content of the block editor. So, you can create more dynamic pages and posts.
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Contributors & Developers
“Organic Widget Area Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.2
- Complete ES5 rebuild
- Drastically simplified structure
- Added support for wide and full alignment
- Tested with WP 5.5
- Added admin notice
- Added language files
1.1.1
- Changed __sleep() and __wakeup() functions to public
1.1
- Allow for Widget Area Block to be nested inside other blocks
- General block JS cleanup
1.0
- Initial plugin release