Author:
» Newton de Góes Horta

Website:
» Blog Viche

Features:
» Put widgets into tabbed interface in sidebar.

In version 1.1 was introduced the use of scrollable tabs using the jQuery library and plugin jQuery Tools. This allows the plugin to be used in the sidebar of any width. The demonstration of the new version can be seen in my blog.

If you don't want to use the new functionality all you needs to do is the download of version 1.0 on the Plugin Directory of WordPress.

Version:
»1.1

Download:
» http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sidebartabs/

Credits:
» The sidebarTabs uses a portion the code of the plugin postTabs of Leo Germani.

Recommendation:
» Use, if possible, an area other than the blog for the testing of functionality of the plugin.

Suggestions:
» Suggestions for improvement and corrections are welcome and can be made through the contact form Viche blog or comment on the page of the plugin.

• Version 1.1.2 (18-09-2009)
  • Small corrections in the file translation for the Portuguese of Brazil.
  • Fixed errors in the css stylesheet of plugin. Examples: the text color in the panes and the li:before instruction used in some themes.
  • Fixed bug in the preview of the tabs active, inactive and mouse over in the "sidebarTabs Options".
  • Included the option "Text color in the panes". See "sidebarTabs Options".

• Version 1.1.1 (13-09-2009)
  • Fixed bug in loading jQuery Tools library.

• Version 1.1 (10-09-2009)
  • Introduced the use of scrollable tabs.
  • Changes in the plugin interface.
  • Included files (po/mo) translation to Portuguese of Brazil

1. Use WordPress builtin plugin installation system located in your WordPress admin panel, labeled as the "Add New" options in the "Plugins" menu to upload the zip file you downloaded.
2. Extract the zip file and upload the resulting "sidebarTabs" folder on your server under `wp-content/plugins/`.
3. All you need to do after that is navigate to your blog's administration panel, go in the plugins section and enable sidebarTabs.
4. For more information, see the "Installing Plugins" article on the WordPress Codex.
5. Refer To Usage For Further Instructions.

Replace the files. Go to "Settings > sidebarTabs", click in "sidebarTabs Options" to adjust the values and save it.

WP 2.8 or higher

1. Drag the widgets that compose the sidebarTabs to the area of Inactive Widgets under ‘Design’ > ‘Widgets, settings and save.
2. Go to ‘Settings’ > ‘sidebarTabs’ and settings the standard arguments (args Default button) according to the needs of your theme.
3. Click in ‘sidebarTabs Options’ to adjust the colors of your tabs.
4. Create tabs by clicking in the button ‘Create New sidebarTabs’.
5. Now, sidebarTabs can be used as regular widgets under ‘Design’ > ‘Widgets’.