Title: Calling a plugin function in the sidebar?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Calling a plugin function in the sidebar?

 *  Resolved [lwliang1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lwliang1/)
 * (@lwliang1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calling-a-plugin-function-in-the-sidebar/)
 * I’ve got a plugin which doesn’t have the appropriate widget to display one of
   the functions in the plugin…
 * How do I activate the functions in the plugin so that I can place them in my 
   sidebar directly?
 * Is it via apply_filters? How would I accomplish this?
 * Thanks,
 * -William

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calling-a-plugin-function-in-the-sidebar/#post-1354932)
 * That depends on the plugin. Sometimes I’ve just called a specific plugin function
   directly in sidebar.php.
 *  Thread Starter [lwliang1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lwliang1/)
 * (@lwliang1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calling-a-plugin-function-in-the-sidebar/#post-1354997)
 * The plugin is actually WordPress Directory Pro, which creates a directory on 
   a selected page, see here: [http://feedmelah.insidethebox.com.my/restaurants/](http://feedmelah.insidethebox.com.my/restaurants/)
 * The drop down list works fine here.
 * But when I take the same code and put it in the sidebar, none of the functions
   activate, giving a blank drop-down list, see here:
 * [http://feedmelah.insidethebox.com.my/](http://feedmelah.insidethebox.com.my/)
 * Any suggestions to activate the functions that i’ve placed in my sidebar?
 * Cheers.

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 * [sidebar problems](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sidebar-problems/)

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 * Last reply from: [lwliang1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lwliang1/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calling-a-plugin-function-in-the-sidebar/#post-1354997)
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