Shortcodes in Wordpress are small snippets of text that you can enter into a post or page body which trigger a larger function to run at that position. It’s the equivalent of inserting a program ...

How to Upload WordPress Widgets. WordPress widgets are the front-end, interactive portions of WordPress plugins. From booking calendars to photo galleries to custom forms that your clients can use ...

You would not use "widget_search," because that only applies to the "Search" widget. Log in to your WordPress blog and click "Appearance" on the sidebar to expand the Appearance sub-menu.