• Hello , I have been modding phpBB for years , now Im discovering wordpress

    I guess I am a beginner at wordpress ;-(

    I want to acheive something that sounds simple and after many many google searches I found out its not that simple , if someone could please help me I would greatly appreciate it !

    anyhow here goes….

    I want to add a sidebar to the left side of my wordpress , the same size as the right sides sidebar , and I wanted to be able to install plugin’s that I have picked out such as some polls and the ebay store mod , I did find some tips to acheive this but after attempting to make some code changes I found that the tricks were written for older versions of wordpress and the codes dont match up

    Can someone please talk me through this ?

    Thanks to any wordpress veterans who help me !

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  • so what did not work?
    the html structure of three columns?
    the inclusion of the second sidebar?
    the ‘widgetizing’ of the second sidebar?

    could you help us to help you by giving more details and maybe showing how far you got?

    (the above is the excat way how i would try to do it:
    1. get a html copy of the structure from the browser showing the front page of the default theme;
    2. modify the html code, css, and images, to show a second sidebar;
    3. saving the html code of this second sidebar into a php file ‘sidebar-left.php’;
    4. save a copy of the default theme folder under a new name ‘default3col’;
    5. edit the theme files to include the call for the second sidebar at the place in the structure where you added it in the html file;
    6. make the second sidebar dynamic to allow for widgets;
    7. edit functions.php of the new theme to allow for two dynamic sidebars;
    8. modify some of the php files to keep the sidebars at all times.

    test it, this should be all …

    for most steps, you can get info from the codex, or online tutorials, and if you are stuck with a problem, from the forum ??

    Thread Starter ohfishing

    (@ohfishing)

    I didnt get anything installed , at one point I started receiving errors and restored the original files

    thats WAY over my head there ;-(

    receiving errors during the development of a new theme is just a normal process – they are guiding you towards the finished product (lol).
    without an attempt from your side to proceed with your task, you are left with hiring a professional to do it for you.
    that is where the forum comes in – you present what you have so far (ideally, but not neccesary, live online – including the error messages) and then hopefully get some help here (because often the problems are not unique and someone has been though the same thing already).

    so – how good are you with html and css?
    would you be able to code a webpage (starting with a given html file) and intergrate another sidebar?
    how far did you get with your earlier attempt?

    take it step-by-step ??

    here is a 3 col default version to play with.

    Thread Starter ohfishing

    (@ohfishing)

    WOW alchymyth , I installed that theme and it seems to be just what Im looking for !

    Now I will try to add the items to the left sidebar that I want there !

    Thanks guys so much wish me luck!

    good luck ??

    Thread Starter ohfishing

    (@ohfishing)

    WELL!!

    it works exactly as i wanted it to !!

    so can someone tell me…..

    how bad does it look?

    https://ohfishing.com/NEWS/

    if anyone knows or see’s anything i can do to improve my wordpress please dont be shy….let me hear it !!

    next im going into another forum and ask more questions concerning traffic!

    thanks guys !

    Thread Starter ohfishing

    (@ohfishing)

    guys 1 more question …. i hope i can ask it here

    I use a plugin , share facebook

    before when I used to use the “share” button it would share the post on facebook and include a picture and the first few lines of the wordpress post

    now when users use the “share” button , it sends the ebay store that I just added to the left side (3rd column)

    i hope i can fix this ! its a major thing for me & my website

    any ideas?

    Thread Starter ohfishing

    (@ohfishing)

    here is what i mean

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1455286973

    see the latest posts , instead of reading from the wordpress post , it reads from the ebay ad’s on the side … ex- buy now eyab $6.50 ” etc

    why?? please dont quit on me guys!

    Im almost there!

    Thread Starter ohfishing

    (@ohfishing)

    US $6.50 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Jan-05-2010 15:54:28 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $7.50Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list […]

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