Title: require_once doesn’t work Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # require_once doesn’t work * [jgas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgas/) * (@jgas) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_once-doesnt-work/) * hi to this big community! * i have a problem, can you help me? * inside a template (sidebar.php in my case) when i try to add: * ` i can’t see the whole page! * i need it to require simplepie for this blogroll: [http://net.tutsplus.com/javascript-ajax/building-a-better-blogroll-dynamic-fun-with-simplepie-and-jquery/](http://net.tutsplus.com/javascript-ajax/building-a-better-blogroll-dynamic-fun-with-simplepie-and-jquery/) * If you want to give a look to the page i’m tring to code, please visit [http://www.cinenotizie.net](http://www.cinenotizie.net) * Thank you! Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * [dor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dor/) * (@dor) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_once-doesnt-work/#post-1168001) * Try to specify full path. * [Scoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scoe/) * (@scoe) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require_once-doesnt-work/#post-1168367) * I had this problem. WordPress doesnt seem to like require_once commands, instead, use the include command. * `include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/whatever.php');` * If you have white space after this, try taking out the