What’s the buzz on widgets?
a sample widget
WordPress is one of the favorite blogging software out there and with version 2.0 of WordPress, people have been giddy over putting widgets on their WP-powered blogs.
Widgets are what some people call ‘bling’ for blogs
Technorati Tags: widgets, wordpress
If you want to add things that you could easily move around on your blog’s sidebar, widgets would be the thing for you. Widgets could be anything: something to tell the weather, something to show what you have been listening to, your flickr badge—maybe you could say that your imagination would be the only thing to limit your widgets. Even if you are new to blogging, you could add widgets to your blog and who knows? It might look like a pro has done it
As the first post here mentions you need themes that are ready for widgets. For that, you’d have to check out the list of WP themes that are ready for widgets. In any case, there are instructions on how to make themes widget-ready.
Widgets might look plain or they might be really cute and colorful, like desktop widgets you could see on Mac OSX, etc. If you want your blog to show more of your personality and style, why not try them out?
There are a great number of entries about widgets and WordPress. You could check out these posts on Technorati. Happy widget-izing! 
