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Wow. Thanks. I had given up and have been using Weebly to help friends with their basic websites (and actually that’s a good choice for most of them) but want to get back to WP for more flexibility and functionality. I just signed up for an online course on WP (ed2go.com), and the first thing I’ll do is try what you suggested. Happy holidays!

Thanks, I’ll try Weaver forums too. The answer is out there!

Also, on one page as a test, I did “define the Custom Field wvr_pp_title if you want a title, and define Custom Field wvr_pp_text as the content” with the value “presidebar_right.” [See message above.] What that did was drop “presidebar_right” in two areas in the sidebar on that page but I can’t figure out where to add the title and text.

OOPS to wpyogi.

Just saw your link. I did download Dynamic Widgets but that didn’t have the basics I’m looking for either. I NEED A MANUAL! Anybody remember those? Step by step, page by page. Sigh.

I want to have a unique sidebar on each page. That’s all. (This is a very simple website.) I did delete (or hid, not sure which) the default widgets in the sidebars. On the Widgets page, I dragged the Weaver II Per Page Text widget to the Primary (top) Sidebar and got this message:

“This widget will work like a text widget, but the title and content are defined by custom fields set on a Per Page basis. For any page, define the Custom Field wvr_pp_title if you want a title, and define Custom Field wvr_pp_text as the content. Content can include arbitrary text, HTML, and shortcodes. The widget will display only if the custom fields are defined when that page is displayed. (This widget won’t display on the default blog or other archive-like pages.)”

But I have NO idea what that second sentence means.

Does that help you understand where I am with this?

Thanks. That IS a good link but it doesn’t have what I need.

Thanks to both of you. I will take your advice. Wish me luck!