is there an easy way to add a left side bar?
Not unless you are comfortable using CSS and possibly PHP, XHTML and WordPress templates tags.
i would be if I had the code and the how to.
I tried this:
http://www.blogohblog.com/adding-extra-sidebar-to-your-wordpress-theme/
but it didn’t work w/ azul.
I couldn’t find this line <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar.php'); ?>
in the index.php file.
I fiddled with it and tried other things which didn’t work either.
Also, adding a “2” in the function.php file like this:
<?php
if ( function_exists('register_sidebars') )
register_sidebars(2);
?>
didn’t call a second sidebar in the the widget area.
Every theme is different, so you would need to create a solution that worked for your theme. Copying code from another theme or a tutorial is unlikely to work. You need to study the various tutorials and then apply them to your theme – not just copy them.
Hi helenebt,
I found this tutorial to be very helpful. From this tutorial I also managed to add widget areas to the header and footer of my template using a another tutorial.
http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-theme-development-tools-tutorial/
It might take you a little bit of time to get through, but it is certainly worth it as it includes a chapter on some spiffy widgetizing. 😉
Another reason it would be worth the patience and time to go through it would be because you learn how the templates are built. This in and of itself will save you tons of frustration when creating new themes.
Regards, and best of luck.
Thank you all for your discussion, it was very helpful for me))
