• Resolved Sal Barry

    (@sal-barry)


    Hi Everyone,

    I am new to WordPress, but have blogged since 2006.

    I am an experienced web designer. I feel like this is a stupid question…maybe the solution is right in front of me.

    Is there a way to make my blog posts look like the “Sidebar Template”. My home page, the “category” pages and all “Pages” that I created use the “Sidebar Template”. I want this look to carry over to my individual post pages, so that my sidebar is on every page on my blog.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

    Sal

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  • what theme are you using?
    can you post a link to your site?

    for instance, you can edit index.php and adapt the code using the structure of the ‘sidebar template’

    Thread Starter Sal Barry

    (@sal-barry)

    I am using the Twenty Eleven theme.

    I have my site “blocked” until I get it up and running–I’m actually porting it over from a different platform, and am using a coming soon page until it is done.

    start by creating a child theme of Twenty Eleven to work with: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

    posts page and archive pages already have the sidebar layout (unless otherwise set in the theme options);

    for sidebars in single post, try to work with a plugin: https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/twenty-eleven-theme-extensions/

    the forum is full with topics about customising Twenty Eleven – always try and use the forum search and add ‘twenty eleven’ into your search terms.

    Thread Starter Sal Barry

    (@sal-barry)

    Thanks, as I’ve been using WordPress less than a week, I was not aware that I should use the theme name in my search. Makes sense, though.

    Thank you for the links. I went with the plugin–it worked perfectly–because I am hellbent on getting my blog away from Blogger and over to WordPress ASAP.

    I definitely want to learn how to make child themes. That will be next on my agenda once my site is up and running.

    Sal

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