Widgets let you add content in 1 place
and have that content appear in multiple pages
Pro’s of using Widgets
- Manage in 1 place
- Update in 1 place and change on every page where the widget is shown
Display options of widgets
- Turn off widgets per page
- Show different widgets per page
Widgets in Gutenberg have a new Block Interface
Pro’s of the new interface
- You can add any Block now to widgets
- Interface not as friendly as old widget interface
One possible solution for you
- Build your widget areas using the new Block Editor interface
- Use the Classic Widgets plugin to bring back the old widgets interface