Title: Tiny Framework:  Custom blog template
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Tiny Framework: Custom blog template

 *  Resolved [helban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helban/)
 * (@helban)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tiny-framework-custom-blog-template/)
 * I need to create a blog page with a text box at the top. I have tried using plugins
   to add a text box at the top or to Add posts to pages under the text box but 
   neither work well with this theme.
 * I would like to have some code that I can place in a custom template for the 
   blog that will bring the text box editing ability at the top
    or some code that
   will bring in the posts by category under the text editing box.
 * HB

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 *  Theme Author [Tomas Mackevicius](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomasm/)
 * (@tomasm)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tiny-framework-custom-blog-template/#post-6604787)
 * Hi, Helen,
 * if I understand correctly, you want to have an area at the top of the front page
   where you client could post a custom text by using WP text editor. Right?
 * I have never done anything like that, but at the moment I think the easiest way
   would be to register new widget area let’s call it sidebar-custom (check the 
   functions.php of the parent theme to see how it is done), then you could copy
   content.php to template-parts folder in your child theme and insert that widget
   similarly Featured article text is inserted:
 *     ```
       <?php if ( is_home() && ! is_paged() ) : ?>
   
       	<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-custom' ) ) : ?>
   
       		<aside id="sidebar-custom" class="sidebar-custom widget-area" role="complementary">
   
       			<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-custom' ); ?>
   
       		</aside><!-- #sidebar-custom -->
   
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 * I composed this on the fly, so I didn’t test it, but you should get the idea.
 * Then your client could drag Text widget into this widget area and edit it via
   Appearance > Widgets.
 *  Thread Starter [helban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helban/)
 * (@helban)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tiny-framework-custom-blog-template/#post-6604837)
 * Hi Tomas
 * Nearly there. Firstly I am not the greatest coder so please bear with me.
 * I need text just at the top of the blog page (listing) not at the top of the 
   single blog item pages.
 * My home (landing) page is not my blog page but a static page. I have another 
   blog page where I would like an introduction to the ethos of the blogs followed
   by the blogs listed with their read more links.
 * I do not want the introduction to appear on the single blog pages.
 * I am finding customising Tiny Framework very difficult compared to Twenty Twelve
   but I prefer the responsive menu on TF.
 * I hope you can help.
 * REgards
    Helen
 *  Theme Author [Tomas Mackevicius](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomasm/)
 * (@tomasm)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tiny-framework-custom-blog-template/#post-6604839)
 * Please check this Codex section to target blog page:
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_home](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_home)

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tiny-framework-custom-blog-template/#post-6604839)
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