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Add a DreamWidget to WordPress

Where it goesCustom HTML block
What you needSelf-hosted WordPress (wordpress.org) works on any host. On WordPress.com, scripts need the Business plan or higher; lower plans show the code as text.

First, copy your code. In the DreamWidget editor, open Settings and press Copy embed code. It is one iframe and a short script; paste both.

Add a widget to a page

  1. Open the pageIn your dashboard go to Pages, open the page and click where the widget should go.
  2. Add a Custom HTML blockPress the + button, search for "Custom HTML" and add the block.
  3. Paste and updatePaste your DreamWidget code into the block and press Update. Preview shows the code, the live page shows the widget.

A popup, bar or chat buttons on every page

Floating widgets do not need a spot in the layout; they load once per page and float over it.

  1. Use a footer code pluginInstall a plugin that adds code to every page, such as WPCode, and create a new snippet set to "Site Wide Footer".
  2. Paste and activatePaste the code, set the snippet to active and save.
Worth knowing: The Classic editor has no blocks: switch to the Text tab and paste the code there instead.

Check it worked

Open the published page in a private window. The widget draws within a second; if the box is empty, see Checking it worked. Changes you publish in the editor appear on WordPress by themselves; you never paste the code again.

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