How to make 2nd sidebar?

Basic instructions:

1. Create the template as you would sidebar.php, naming it something obvious like sidebar-2.php or sidebar-right.php.

2. To include it in theme templates, use:

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar-2.php'); ?>

or to duplicate the internals of a get_sidebar() sort of include function:

<?php load_template(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar-2.php'); ?>

3. That’s pretty much it.

First, thanks for that!

I create a sidebar-right.php and put it on theme (I suppose that was what you mean) but what exactly I need to do next?

I put that function (<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/sidebar-2php’); ?>) in that file ( sidebar-right.php ) but nothing happen… I have a feeling that this function need to be added in some other file, am I right? But I don’t know which file…

Please advice!

First, if you are going to call it sidebar-right.php, then you want to change your include to:

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar-right.php'); ?>

You are including the actual PHP document, so you must use the literal file name of it. TEMPLATEPATH is just a PHP constant that holds the directory path to the active theme directory.

Second, the include() is placed where you would normally want the sidebar *included*. So you place it in whichever templates in your theme normally have say the get_sidebar() include function.

Template is called “Cutline 1.1” and can be found on https://cutline.tubetorial.com/ …

Maybe I can copy sidebar-right.php code here so you can see what’s going on (and if it’s correct):

<div id=”sidebar-right.php”>
<ul class=”sidebar_list”>
<?php if (!function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar()) : ?>
<li class=”widget”>
<h2>Search It!</h2>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/searchform.php’); ?>

<li class=”widget”>
<h2>Recent Entries</h2>

<?php query_posts(‘showposts=10’); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
• “><?php the_title() ?><span class=”recent_date”><?php the_time(‘n.j’) ?></span>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

• /archives” title=”Visit the archives!”>Visit the archives for more!

<?php if (function_exists(‘get_flickrrss’)) { ?>
<li class=”widget”>
<h2><span class=”flickr_blue”>Flick</span><span class=”flickr_pink”>r</span></h2>
<ul class=”flickr_stream”>
<?php get_flickrrss(); ?>

<?php } ?>
<?php get_links_list(‘id’); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/sidebar-right.php’); ?>

I tried to “get_sidebar” function on index.php but then error showed up. I did it because on index.php was “get_sidebar” function for sidebar.php ??

:/

I even tried to step by step follow up various instructions which I found on web but nothing.
A bit strange thing is that I already have function.php file…But when I go to widgets then it just show first sidebar… :/
I really don’t know what else do…

If this:

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar-right.php'); ?>

is in your sidebar-right.php template, it’s in the wrong place.

Do not add it to sidebar-right.php. Again, you place it in whichever templates in your theme normally have the get_sidebar() include function. This would typically be index.php, but can include others (single.php, page.php, archive.php, etc.).

If you are getting an error when doing this, it helps to know what the error is.

I put it on index.php and 1 time it showed error , but last 2 times just saved but nothing changed.

try this
create sidebar-2.php
add this function in /wp-includes/general-template.php
///////////////////////////////////
function get_sidebar-2() {
do_action( ‘get_sidebar’ );
if ( file_exists( TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/sidebar-2.php’) )
load_template( TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/sidebar-2.php’);
else
load_template( ABSPATH . ‘wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php’);
}
//////////////////////////////////

and call

get_sidebar-2();

where u want

We really do NOT encourage modifying the WP core files. So, next time think twice before posting things like this!
(just a reminder…)