Limit widgets to a number

how do I limit the amount of widgets that someone can use/add?

Ultimately, you can’t. That’s for the user to decide. The best you can do is to try and ensure that the horizontal block wraps over multiple lines. So – ok – it might look awful but if all of the text/links are readable and accessible, then I’d argue that, as a designer, you’ve done all you can do. At the end of the day, you cannot idiot-proof a theme.

how do I put in defaults if the blog owner doesn’t select them

Place default content in there – e.g,:

<?php if (!function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('Top Tabs') ) : ?>

<?php wp_page_menu('show_home=1&menu_class=default-menu');?>

<?php endif; ?>

or if they only select say, two instead of three

Widget default behaviour is to replace all default content as soon as a single widget is added. So if your design holds up with a single widget in place, again, you’ve done all you can do.

Hey Esmi,

Yeah I thought that might be the case. Thanks though!

Richard