Add a customizable subtitle to your widgets

This plugin adds a subtitle input field to all your widgets. You can also change the location of the subtitle and even use filters to change the subtitle output.

Allows you to change the HTML element for the subtitle.
Since 1.0

• Default: span
• Parameters:
  • string Default element.
  • string Widget ID, widget name + instance number.
  • string Sidebar ID where this widget is located. (since 1.1)
  • array All widget data. (since 1.1)
• Return: string A valid HTML element.

Allow filter for subtitle classes to overwrite, remove or add classes.
Since 1.0

• Default: array( 'widget-subtitle', 'widgetsubtitle', 'subtitle-{LOCATION}' ); Where {LOCATION} stands for your selected location.
• Parameters:
  • array Default classes.
  • string Widget ID, widget name + instance number.
  • string Sidebar ID where this widget is located. (since 1.1)
  • array All widget data. (since 1.1)
• Return: array An array of CSS classes.

Sets the default location for subtitles.
Since 1.1.2

• Default: after-inside
• Parameters: string The default subtitle location.
• Return: string Options: after-inside, after-outside, before-inside, before-outside.

Change the capability required to modify subtitle locations.
Since 1.1.2

• Default: edit_theme_options
• Parameters: string The default capability.
• Return: string The new capability.

You can use these filters inside your theme functions.php file or in a plugin.

1. Upload /widget-subtitles to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Go to Appearance > Widgets menu and fill out your subtitles