Title: Insert widget in theme without widget support?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Insert widget in theme without widget support?

 *  [cacoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cacoe/)
 * (@cacoe)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-widget-in-theme-without-widget-support/)
 * Is there a universal way to insert a widget on a theme without widget support
   or is it a per widget thing?
 * I’m not bothered about creating widget areas on the theme I use (unless I need
   to do that to make this work), I just want to insert this particular widget:
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/social-media-widget](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/social-media-widget)

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-widget-in-theme-without-widget-support/#post-2034415)
 * You have to create a widget area to use that plugin/widget.
 *  [kreativjustin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kreativjustin/)
 * (@kreativjustin)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-widget-in-theme-without-widget-support/#post-2034426)
 * Yep, esmi is right. Themes will not use widgets unless the theme is ‘widgetized’.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes)
 * Go there and follow the steps, if you still need help we are here.
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-widget-in-theme-without-widget-support/#post-2034577)
 * Actually, if you have a specific location you want to use this particular Widget,
   just call `the_widget()` [[Codex ref](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_widget)]
 * e.g.:
 *     ```
       <?php the_widget( 'Social_Widget' ); ?>
       ```
   
 * (Note: refer to the Codex entry. You may need to pass some arguments to the call
   to `the_widget()`, in order to customize the appearance of the Widget.)
 *  Thread Starter [cacoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cacoe/)
 * (@cacoe)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-widget-in-theme-without-widget-support/#post-2034612)
 * Thanks all! Very informative.
 * Chip, I assume I’d have to look at the social widget code to see what arguments
   would need to be passed if it’s not documented?
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-widget-in-theme-without-widget-support/#post-2034617)
 * Most of it is standard. Take a look at the Codex ref I linked above.

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