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New position on wordpress

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by fallensebastian, Dec 3, 2012.

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  1. #1
    Hello all., actually i'm new to digging into wordpress themes and wondering if i can create a new position on wordpress theme to place a widget. is this a kind of hacking? is there any plugin available to do this visually or do i need to know php? thanks guys
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 3, 2012 IP
  2. bowodesign

    bowodesign Member

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    #2
    just place this code in your theme right in the place you want to add the widget 
    
<?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('customwidget') ) : ?>
            <?php wp_list_pages('title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>' ); ?>
            <?php endif; ?>
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    and add this to your functions.php

    
<?php
if (function_exists("register_sidebar")) {
        register_sidebar(Array("name" => "customwidget"));
}
?>
    Code (markup):
    and do css styling to decorate it
     
    bowodesign, Dec 5, 2012 IP
  3. natattack06

    natattack06 Greenhorn

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    #3
    Nice one Bowowdesign!
     
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  4. fallensebastian

    fallensebastian Peon

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    #4


    thanks for the reply :) i'm gonna try this now!!!!
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 5, 2012 IP
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    webzesty Greenhorn

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    #5
    Will also try this.
     
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  6. fallensebastian

    fallensebastian Peon

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    not successful.. let me confirm it whether what i did was right

    adding this to functions.phh
    adding this on the footer.php
    after doing this i got some error... sorry i'm not into scripts stuff, so please help., thanks guys
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 5, 2012 IP
  7. bowodesign

    bowodesign Member

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    lol sorry buddy but you got wrong, the 1st code put on the place where you want the widget show, and the 2nd code to the functions.php, you did wrong.. :D
     
    bowodesign, Dec 6, 2012 IP
  8. fallensebastian

    fallensebastian Peon

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    so i have to add both the codes in functions.php right?? i'll try now..
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 6, 2012 IP
  9. bowodesign

    bowodesign Member

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    #9
    no,

    for example you want to show widget on footer, add the 1st code in the footer

    and the 2nd code in the functions.php
     
    bowodesign, Dec 6, 2012 IP
  10. fallensebastian

    fallensebastian Peon

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    ok, so the first code goes to footer.php right? sorry if i'm outside the track. as i said earlier i'm new to php stuffs and cracking wordpress :0 thanks for being so patience :)
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 6, 2012 IP
  11. bowodesign

    bowodesign Member

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    yap thats right 1st on footer.php 2nd on functions.php
     
    bowodesign, Dec 6, 2012 IP
  12. fallensebastian

    fallensebastian Peon

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    #12
    exactly followed the steps and got this error :)

    This one on main functions.php file
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home/success/public_html/testdir/2/wp-content/themes/aaanr_morning_v1.0.5/functions.php on line 41

    and i was suggested to edit functions file inside the user folder and got this
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home/success/public_html/testdir/2/wp-content/themes/aaanr_morning_v1.0.5/functions/user/functions.php on line 1
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 10, 2012 IP
  13. fallensebastian

    fallensebastian Peon

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    #13
    sorry guys i sorted out.. the problem was

    <?phpif (function_exists("register_sidebar")) {
    register_sidebar(Array("name" => "customwidget"));
    }
    ?>

    I just copied and pasted this code., later only i checked this error <?phpif i can see custom widget now. great help bowodesign :)
     
    fallensebastian, Dec 10, 2012 IP
  14. bowodesign

    bowodesign Member

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    #14
    great to hear that buddy :)
     
    bowodesign, Dec 11, 2012 IP