Title: theme options – sidebar, fixed width
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# theme options – sidebar, fixed width

 *  [telston](https://wordpress.org/support/users/telston/)
 * (@telston)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/)
 * Is there an ability to add a sidebar and make it a fixed width theme?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/#post-3997298)
 * Do not edit the Twenty Thirteen theme. It is the current default WordPress theme
   and having access to an original, unedited, copy of the theme is vital in many
   situations. First [create a child theme for your changes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).
   Or install a [custom CSS plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=custom+css).
 *  [a_pemberly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a_pemberly/)
 * (@a_pemberly)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/#post-3997438)
 * Hi there, I made a school error and accidentially edited the Twenty Thirteen 
   theme. Now my sidebar appears below blog posts in the centre rather than on the
   right. I was in sidebar.php and just can’t see what I’ve done. The sidebar at
   the footer works fine. Help!
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
        * The sidebar containing the secondary widget area, displays on posts and pages.
        *
        * If no active widgets in this sidebar, it will be hidden completely.
        *
        * @package WordPress
        * @subpackage Twenty_Thirteen
        * @since Twenty Thirteen 1.0
        */
   
       if ( is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-2' ) ) : ?>
       	<div id="tertiary" class="sidebar-container" role="complementary">
       		<div class="sidebar-inner">
       			<div class="widget-area">
       				<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-2' ); ?>
       			</div><!-- .widget-area -->
       		</div><!-- .sidebar-inner -->
       	</div><!-- #tertiary -->
       <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
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 * Thanks in advance
 * PS. I’m not a developer at all, very much a beginner.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/#post-3997439)
 * **[@a_pemberly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a_pemberly/)** – please start
   your own thread per the forum guidelines –
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post)
 * You can do so here:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates#postform](http://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates#postform)
 *  [Bizstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajamm/)
 * (@ajamm)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/#post-3997595)
 * How do you add a sidebar to this theme?
 *  [008Rohit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/008rohit/)
 * (@008rohit)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/#post-3997596)
 * How do you make the secondary sidebar fixed and the primary sidebar independent
   of the secondary one?
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-two-sidebars-independent-of-each-other?replies=1](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-two-sidebars-independent-of-each-other?replies=1)

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 * Last reply from: [008Rohit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/008rohit/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-sidebar-fixed-width/#post-3997596)
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