Tried to follow the “Duel Sidebar Tutorial”…

  • Hi, my website is thenightmareblog.com

    I’m using the gluttony wordpress theme found at: wpdesigner.com

    I really want another sidebar on the left side of the page for some ads/ad widgets, but I can’t figure out how to accomplish this.

    I’ve tried following the tutorial over at:
    blogohblog.com/

    My code looks completely different from what is shown on the tutorial.

    Could anyone give me a few pointers?

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  • Okay what are you having the problems with?

    Creating the HTML/CSS for the new sidebar, or registering the new sidebar (say sidebar2) to show up? The tutorial is great to show you what you need to do once you have sidebar2.php and the rest of the site is ready for another sidebar.

    Thread Starter thenightmareblog

    (@thenightmareblog)

    Lets start from the beginning. I’m very new to this. I just became proficient at using wordpress, however everything was already set up on a server for me courtesy of a friend.

    How would I go about creating the HTML/CSS for the 2nd side bar, then how would I put it into the page?

    With no HTML/CSS knowledge this is gonna be hard. Speak to that friend!

    To find out about creating a sidebar look at this. Try creating an html page from basic (in something like Notepad++ or Dreamweaver) and then adding a sidebar.

    In your WordPress theme you’re going to need to create your new sidebar, along the same lines of sidebar.php, and then add it in.

    You’ll need to adjust your original template (change it’s CSS) so that it moves to the left and your sidebar appears on the right (or vice versa).

    It might be easier to choose a new theme with 2 sidebars.

    Thread Starter thenightmareblog

    (@thenightmareblog)

    So, in a nut shell all I have to do is create another side bar with HTML and direct the CSS to display it on the other side?

    Yeah. And call the sidebar using PHP as per the tutorial you tried to follow before.

    You might need to adjust the CSS for the rest of the page 2, as when that sidebar goes out it might look a little stuck-on-the-side if it doesn’t flow with the theme.

    Thread Starter thenightmareblog

    (@thenightmareblog)

    Ok, I’ll give it a try.

    Should be a nice Saturday project.

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