Title: Code “Advanced RSS” plugin into Template
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Code “Advanced RSS” plugin into Template

 *  Resolved [Joel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jneuenhaus/)
 * (@jneuenhaus)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-advanced-rss-plugin-into-template/)
 * Hello,
    Is it possible to code this plugin directly into my theme’s sidebar template
   without using it as a widget?
 * Instructions on how to accomplish this would be great!
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  [jixor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jixor/)
 * (@jixor)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-advanced-rss-plugin-into-template/#post-954427)
 * You could distribute the plugin with your template if you wanted. Otherwise it
   would be a bit difficult. Also if you integrated it into your template’s functions.
   php or similar then your users wouldn’t get any updates to the plugin unless 
   you manually integrated the new version so that would be a bit sucky. So untill
   WordPress adds a ‘required plugins’ feature for themes to use I’m not sure there
   is many good options.
 * You could write a script in your functions.php to check for the plugin and if
   it isnt present display an error to your user.
 *  Thread Starter [Joel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jneuenhaus/)
 * (@jneuenhaus)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-advanced-rss-plugin-into-template/#post-954456)
 * Figured it out using native WP functions within the functions.php file…WP keeps
   getting better.
 * Thanks for your input though.

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## Tags

 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)
 * [RSS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/rss/)
 * [XSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/xsl/)

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 * Last reply from: [Joel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jneuenhaus/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-advanced-rss-plugin-into-template/#post-954456)
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