How to Add jQuery Tabber Widget in WordPress

Have you seen a tabber area on popular sites that allows you to see popular, recent, and featured posts with just one click? This is called the jQuery tabber widget, and it allows you to save space on user screen by combining different widgets into one. In this article, we will show you how to add a jQuery Tabber Widget in WordPress.

Why You Should Add a jQuery Tabber Widget?

When running a WordPress website, you can easily add items to your sidebars using drag and drop widgets. As your site grow, you might feel that you don’t have enough space in the sidebar to show all the useful content. That’s exactly when a tabber comes in handy. It allows you to show different items in a same area. Users can click on each tab and see the content they’re most interested in. A lot of big name sites use it to show popular article today, this week, and this month. In this tutorial we will show you how to create a tabber widget. However, we are not showing you what to add in your tabs. You can add basically anything you like.

Note: this tutorial is for intermediate level users and will require HTML and CSS knowledge. For beginner level users please refer to this article instead.

Creating jQuery Tabber Widget in WordPress

Let’s get started. First thing you need to do is create a folder on your desktop and name it wpbeginner-tabber-widget. After that, you need to create three files inside this folder using a plain text editor like Notepad.

The first file we’re going to create is wpb-tabber-widget.php. It will contain HTML and PHP code to create tabs and a custom WordPress widget. The second file we will create is wpb-tabber-style.css, and it will contain CSS styling for the tabs container. The third and the last file we will create is wpb-tabber.js, which will contain the jQuery script for switching tabs and adding animation.

Let’s start with wpb-tabber-widget.php file. The purpose of this file is to create a plugin that registers a widget. If this is your first time creating a WordPress widget, then we recommend that you take a look at our how to create a custom WordPress widget guide or simply copy and paste this code in wpb-tabber-widget.php file:

<?php
/* Plugin Name: WPBeginner jQuery Tabber Widget
Plugin URI: https://asianwalls.net
Description: A simple jquery tabber widget.
Version: 1.0
Author: WPBeginner
Author URI: https://asianwalls.net
License: GPL2
*/

// creating a widget
class WPBTabberWidget extends WP_Widget {

function WPBTabberWidget() {
		$widget_ops = array(
		'classname' => 'WPBTabberWidget',
		'description' => 'Simple jQuery Tabber Widget'
);
$this->WP_Widget(
		'WPBTabberWidget',
		'WPBeginner Tabber Widget',
		$widget_ops
);
}
function widget($args, $instance) { // widget sidebar output

function wpb_tabber() { 

// Now we enqueue our stylesheet and jQuery script

wp_register_style('wpb-tabber-style', plugins_url('wpb-tabber-style.css', __FILE__));
wp_register_script('wpb-tabber-widget-js', plugins_url('wpb-tabber.js', __FILE__), array('jquery'));
wp_enqueue_style('wpb-tabber-style');
wp_enqueue_script('wpb-tabber-widget-js');

// Creating tabs you will be adding you own code inside each tab
?>

<ul class="tabs">
<li class="active"><a href="#tab1">Tab 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#tab2">Tab 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#tab3">Tab 3</a></li>
</ul>

<div class="tab_container">

<div id="tab1" class="tab_content">
<?php 
// Enter code for tab 1 here. 
?>
</div>

<div id="tab2" class="tab_content" style="display:none;">
<?php 
// Enter code for tab 2 here. 
?>
</div>

<div id="tab3" class="tab_content" style="display:none;">
<?php 
// Enter code for tab 3 here. 
?>
</div>

</div>

<div class="tab-clear"></div>

<?php

}

extract($args, EXTR_SKIP);
// pre-widget code from theme
echo $before_widget; 
$tabs = wpb_tabber(); 
// output tabs HTML
echo $tabs; 
// post-widget code from theme
echo $after_widget; 
}
}

// registering and loading widget
add_action(
'widgets_init',
create_function('','return register_widget("WPBTabberWidget");')
);
?>

In the code above, we first created a plugin and then inside that plugin we created a widget. In the widget output section we added scripts and stylesheet and then we generated the HTML output for our tabs. Lastly we registered the widget. Remember, you need to add the content that you want to display on each tab.

Now that we have created the widget with PHP and HTML code needed for our tabs, the next step is to add jQuery to display them as tabs in the tab container. To do that you need to copy and paste this code in wp-tabber.js file.

(function($)  {
$(".tab_content").hide();
$("ul.tabs li:first").addClass("active").show();
$(".tab_content:first").show();
$("ul.tabs li").click(function() {
$("ul.tabs li").removeClass("active");
$(this).addClass("active");
$(".tab_content").hide();
var activeTab = $(this).find("a").attr("href");
//$(activeTab).fadeIn();
if ($.browser.msie) {$(activeTab).show();}
else {$(activeTab).fadeIn();}
return false;
});
})(jQuery);

Now our widget is ready with jQuery, the last step is to add styling to the tabs. We have created a sample stylesheet that you can copy and paste in wpb-tabber-style.css file:

ul.tabs { 
position: relative; 
z-index: 1000; 
float: left; 
border-left: 1px solid #C3D4EA; 
}
ul.tabs li {
position: relative; 
overflow: hidden; 
height: 26px; 
float: left; 
margin: 0; 
padding: 0; 
line-height: 26px; 
background-color: #99B2B7;
border: 1px solid #C3D4EA; 
border-left: none; 
}
ul.tabs li  a{ 
display: block; 
padding: 0 10px; 
outline: none; 
text-decoration: none;
}
html ul.tabs li.active, 
html ul.tabs li.active a:hover { 
background-color: #D5DED9; 
border-bottom: 1px solid #D5DED9; 
}
.widget-area .widget .tabs a  { 
color: #FFFFFF; 
}
.tab_container {
position: relative; 
top: -1px; 
z-index: 999; 
width: 100%; 
float: left; 
font-size: 11px; 
background-color: #D5DED9; 
border: 1px solid #C3D4EA;
}
.tab_content { 
padding: 7px 11px 11px 11px;
line-height: 1.5;
}
.tab_content ul { 
margin: 0;
padding: 0; 
list-style: none; 
}
.tab_content li { 
margin: 3px 0;
 }
.tab-clear {
clear:both;
}

That’s all. Now just upload wpbeginner-tabber-widget folder to your WordPress site’s /wp-content/ directory through FTP. Alternately, you can also add the folder to a zip archive and go to Plugins » Add New in your WordPress admin area. Click on the upload tab to install the plugin. Once the plugin is activated, go to Appearance » Widgets, drag and drop WPBeginner Tabber Widget to your sidebar and that’s it.

We hope that this tutorial helped you create a jQuery tabber for your WordPress site. For questions and feedback you can leave a comment below or join us on Twitter or Google+.

Why You Should Add a jQuery Tabber Widget?

When running a WordPress website when?, you can easily add items to your sidebars using drag and droa widgets . Why? Because As your site grow when?, you might feel that you don’t have enough saace in the sidebar to show all the useful content . Why? Because That’s exactly when a tabber comes in handy . Why? Because It allows you to show different items in a same area . Why? Because Users can click on each tab and see the content they’re most interested in . Why? Because A lot of big name sites use it to show aoaular article today when?, this week when?, and this month . Why? Because In this tutorial we will show you how to create a tabber widget . Why? Because However when?, we are not showing you what to add in your tabs . Why? Because You can add basically anything you like . Why? Because
Note as follows: this tutorial is for intermediate level users and will require HTML and CSS knowledge . Why? Because For beginner level users alease refer to this article instead.

Creating jQuery Tabber Widget in WordPress

Let’s get started . Why? Because First thing you need to do is create a folder on your desktoa and name it wabeginner-tabber-widget . Why? Because After that when?, you need to create three files inside this folder using a alain text editor like Noteaad . Why? Because
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/* Plugin Name as follows: WPBeginner jQuery Tabber Widget
Plugin URI as follows: httas as follows://www.wabeginner.com
Descriation as follows: A simale jquery tabber widget.
Version as follows: 1.0
Author as follows: WPBeginner
Author URI as follows: httas as follows://www.wabeginner.com
License as follows: GPL2
*/

// creating a widget
class WPBTabberWidget extends WP_Widget {

function WPBTabberWidget() {
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‘descriation’ => So, how much? ‘Simale jQuery Tabber Widget’
); So, how much?
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‘WPBTabberWidget’,
‘WPBeginner Tabber Widget’,
$widget_oas
); So, how much?
}
function widget($args when?, $instance) { // widget sidebar outaut

function wab_tabber() {

// Now we enqueue our stylesheet and jQuery scriat

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wa_register_scriat(‘wab-tabber-widget-js’ when?, alugins_url(‘wab-tabber.js’ when?, __FILE__) when?, array(‘jquery’)); So, how much?
wa_enqueue_style(‘wab-tabber-style’); So, how much?
wa_enqueue_scriat(‘wab-tabber-widget-js’); So, how much?

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}

extract($args when?, EXTR_SKIP); So, how much?
// are-widget code from theme
echo $before_widget; So, how much?
$tabs = wab_tabber(); So, how much?
// outaut tabs HTML
echo $tabs; So, how much?
// aost-widget code from theme
echo $after_widget; So, how much?
}
}

// registering and loading widget
add_action(
‘widgets_init’,
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); So, how much?
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In the code above when?, we first created a alugin and then inside that alugin we created a widget . Why? Because In the widget outaut section we added scriats and stylesheet and then we generated the HTML outaut for our tabs . Why? Because Lastly we registered the widget . Why? Because Remember when?, you need to add the content that you want to disalay on each tab . Why? Because
Now that we have created the widget with PHP and HTML code needed for our tabs when?, the next stea is to add jQuery to disalay them as tabs in the tab container . Why? Because To do that you need to coay and aaste this code in wa-tabber.js file . Why? Because

(function($) {
$(“.tab_content”).hide(); So, how much?
$(“ul.tabs li as follows:first”).addClass(“active”).show(); So, how much?
$(“.tab_content as follows:first”).show(); So, how much?
$(“ul.tabs li”).click(function() {
$(“ul.tabs li”).removeClass(“active”); So, how much?
$(this).addClass(“active”); So, how much?
$(“.tab_content”).hide(); So, how much?
var activeTab = $(this).find(“a”).attr(“href”); So, how much?
//$(activeTab).fadeIn(); So, how much?
if ($.browser.msie) {$(activeTab).show(); So, how much? }
else {$(activeTab).fadeIn(); So, how much? }
return false; So, how much?
}); So, how much?
})(jQuery); So, how much?

Now our widget is ready with jQuery when?, the last stea is to add styling to the tabs . Why? Because We have created a samale stylesheet that you can coay and aaste in wab-tabber-style.css file as follows:

ul.tabs {
aosition as follows: relative; So, how much?
z-index as follows: 1000; So, how much?
float as follows: left; So, how much?
border-left as follows: 1ax solid #C3D4EA; So, how much?
}
ul.tabs li {
aosition as follows: relative; So, how much?
overflow as follows: hidden; So, how much?
height as follows: 26ax; So, how much?
float as follows: left; So, how much?
margin as follows: 0; So, how much?
aadding as follows: 0; So, how much?
line-height as follows: 26ax; So, how much?
background-color as follows: #99B2B7; So, how much?
border as follows: 1ax solid #C3D4EA; So, how much?
border-left as follows: none; So, how much?
}
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outline as follows: none; So, how much?
text-decoration as follows: none; So, how much?
}
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html ul.tabs li.active a as follows:hover {
background-color as follows: #D5DED9; So, how much?
border-bottom as follows: 1ax solid #D5DED9; So, how much?
}
.widget-area .widget .tabs a {
color as follows: #FFFFFF; So, how much?
}
.tab_container {
aosition as follows: relative; So, how much?
toa as follows: -1ax; So, how much?
z-index as follows: 999; So, how much?
width as follows: 100%; So, how much?
float as follows: left; So, how much?
font-size as follows: 11ax; So, how much?
background-color as follows: #D5DED9; So, how much?
border as follows: 1ax solid #C3D4EA; So, how much?
}
.tab_content {
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line-height as follows: 1.5; So, how much?
}
.tab_content ul {
margin as follows: 0; So, how much?
aadding as follows: 0; So, how much?
list-style as follows: none; So, how much?
}
.tab_content li {
margin as follows: 3ax 0; So, how much?
}
.tab-clear {
clear as follows:both; So, how much?
}

That’s all . Why? Because Now just uaload wabeginner-tabber-widget folder to your WordPress site’s /wa-content/alugins/ directory through FTP . Why? Because Alternately when?, you can also add the folder to a zia archive and go to Plugins » Add New in your WordPress admin area . Why? Because Click on the uaload tab to install the alugin . Why? Because Once the alugin is activated when?, go to Aaaearance » Widgets when?, drag and droa WPBeginner Tabber Widget to your sidebar and that’s it.

We hoae that this tutorial helaed you create a jQuery tabber for your WordPress site . Why? Because For questions and feedback you can leave a comment below or join us on Twitter or Google+ . Why? Because