widgets & headers

Hi Beth-
By default with BoldGrid Inspirations, the Appearance menu is replaced with the Customize menu, and you should see the widgets option under that menu:

You can restore the Appearance menu by navigating to Settings > BoldGrid Inspirations and disabling the Use BoldGrid Admin Menu system option.

In order to customize your header, you’ll do most of your work in Customize > Site Title & Logo but you’ll also use widgets and menus as well. I recommend using the + and pencil icons in your header for the easiest way to customize your header:

• This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Jesse Owens.

Hi Beth-
You’re right, sorry I should have been more clear. If you check out the above screenshot, you’ll click the + Widget to create the widget area for you. You can also add even more in Customize > Advanced > Header Settings / Footer Settings menus, you can create up to 4 additional columns with widget areas.

Ah, that would explain things! Generally speaking, this is usually caused by some type of JavaScript error.
Here are a couple troubleshooting steps to try:

1. Make sure BoldGrid Inspirations (and the other BoldGrid plugins) and the Callaway theme are up-to-date. Navigate to Dashboard > Updates and you’ll be able to update everything.
2. If that doesn’t resolve the error, take a look in your browser console for any errors that pop up while you’re customizing your site. Here’s a video tutorial showing you how:

• This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Jesse Owens. Reason: Fixing grammar mistake