there is a difference between “widgets” and “plugins” in wordpress. widgets are a subset of the features that can be provided by a plugin to allow a site owner to have content in the sidebar (for example my tag widget, twitter widget, etc). plugins allow you to enable functionality on your site without having to modify code.

my plugin for the yahoo! media player falls into the latter category. when enabled through the “plugins” tab in your administration panel it will automatically go to work when it senses any link to an mp3 (or most music types) referenced on your page. for an example visit my “music” category. you will see the player in the bottom-left of the screen. it also puts the play buttons by each mp3 link to create a better experience than the typical quicktime bar you get when clicking through to the actual file.

also, make sure you have the latest version of my plugin installed, which adds a variety of functionality. you can find it from the “downloads” section. please let me know if you run into any other questions.

I’m just getting the hang of Word Press and downloaded this widget tonight. Uploaded it, activated it, no problem. But, when I went to Design > Widgets, it didn’t appear anywhere. I was hoping to use it to play music clips I like, etc., but I’m stumped.

What am I missing?

i hope that provides some clarity; i’ll modify the install instructions to include that as well.