Ministry-Focused Content allows you to add things like Sermons or Events to your Amplify Website account and have it show up, styled to match your WordPress Theme.

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Our WordPress Widgets

By Widget Type

• Available for Article, Sermon, Event, Group, and Staff modules.
  
  Layout Widgets are filterable archives of all the records available within the corresponding Amplify Website module. With the module's settings, you can select specific Categories and Groups, and customize the number of records displayed per page. Additionally, you can choose which parts of the record are shown, providing varying levels of information.
  
  Example: The Sermon Layout Widget on a page allows users to search a church's sermons by Series, Speaker, Category, and more.

• Available for Article, Sermon, Event, Group, and Staff modules.
  
  Detail Widgets are a unique record listing that displays the details of the current record. You can link Layout, List, Featured, Calendar, and Slider Widgets to a Page using the corresponding Detail Widget, which dynamically showcases the current record.
  
  Example: The Event Detail Widget shows the selected Event record's information.

• Available for Article, Sermon, Event, Group, and Staff modules.
  
  Featured Widgets are a single record listing that displays the details of a specific record. You can link to a Page using the corresponding Detail Widget, which dynamically showcases the current record.
  
  Example:
  This widget is commonly used to feature the latest Sermon on the homepage of a website.

• Available for Article, Sermon, Event, Group, and Staff modules.
  
  List Widgets showcases all available records from their corresponding module. In the Widget's Content > Settings, you can customize Categories, Groups, and Series, as well as the number of records displayed per page. Additionally, you can select which parts of the record to show, providing flexibility in the amount of information displayed.
  
  Example:
  The Article List Widget added to a Children's Ministry Page can be used to display relevant resources for parents like Tips for Social Media, Field Trip Forms, and more.

• Available for the Event module.
  
  The Event Calendar widget displays all events in a monthly, calendar view. Category, Group, and 'Publish as Featured' Status can be used to display specific records.
  
  Example:
  The Event Calendar Widget added to an Easter Page can display a Calendar of Lent and Easter-related events for the month.

• Available for the Group module.
  
  The Group Slider widget showcases all available records from Groups on a rotating slider. In the Widget's Content > Settings, you can customize Categories, Groups, and the number of records displayed per page. You can select which parts of the Group records to show, providing flexibility in the information displayed.
  
  Example:
  The Group Slider Widget added to a Next Steps page can display a list of open life groups for new visitors to attend.

By Module Type

• Article Layout
  Article Detail
  Article Featured
  Article List
  
  WordPress Article Widgets

• Sermon Layout
  Sermon Detail
  Sermon Featured
  Sermon List
  
  WordPress Sermon Widgets

• Event Layout
  Event Detail
  Event Featured
  Event List
  Event Calendar
  
  WordPress Event Widgets

• Group Layout
  Group Detail
  Group Featured
  Group List
  Group Slider
  
  WordPress Group Widgets

• Staff Layout
  Staff Detail
  Staff List
  
  WordPress Staff Widgets

Using Detail Widgets

Each Ministry-Focused Content module has a Detail widget. Each Detail Widget is a unique listing that displays the details of the selected record. You can link Layout, List, Featured, Calendar, and Slider Widgets to a Page using the corresponding Detail Widget, to dynamically show the current record.

Example: An Adult Ministry Page includes an Event List Widget linked to the "Ministry Content | Event Detail" Page including the Event Detail Widget. When I click on a listed event on the Adult Ministry Page, I am directed to the dynamically generated Event Detail page for that event.

Theme Detail Pages

Each Amplify Website WordPress Theme includes a Detail Page for each module.

• "Ministry Content | Article Detail" that utilizes the Article Detail Widget.
• "Ministry Content | Sermon Detail" that utilizes the Sermon Detail Widget.
• "Ministry Content | Event Detail" that utilizes the Event Detail Widget.
• "Ministry Content | Group Detail" that utilizes the Group Detail Widget.
• "Ministry Content | Staff Detail" that utilizes the Staff Detail Widget.

How to Link a Widget to it's Detail Page

1. Once any Ministry-Focused Widget is added to a page, click the blue pencil icon to edit the widget .
2. Click the Content > Detail Options menu
3. Choose the Page with your corresponding Detail widget (ie: An Article List Widget should link to a Page that uses the Article Detail Widget).
   
   
   
   

Using Ministry-Focused Content Templates

Your Theme includes many Page and Section Templates that utilize our Ministry Content Widgets. To see a full list of your available Ministry Content Templates, navigate to Templates from the WordPress Dashboard and search "ministry content." 

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Updated May 17, 2024 22:27