WordPress Widgets Version 2.8
Back in version 2.7 WordPress made some major changes in the dashboard, most notable was the placement of the menus on the left side instead of the top navigation menu. Navigating the dashboard changed quite a bit. WordPress sidebar widgets had a major change with version 2.5 and now in version 2.8 there are more changes and additions in sidebar widgets.
New Sidebar Widgets Interface In WordPress Version 2.8
Testing out WordPress version 2.8 beta what I liked so far is the new functionality for sidebar widgets. Some may remember the drag and drop function of previous versions of WordPress and now it seems as if the best of old and new will be in WordPress version 2.8
WordPress Links Categories In Different Sidebar Widgets
So far up to version 2.7.1, WordPress is still showing all the Links or Blogroll in just one sidebar widget. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could separate those links by categories? You can with a little help from a plugin.
WordPress Widgets Version 2.7
WordPress 2.7 has some major changes in the WordPress dashboard most notable is the placement of the menus on the left side instead of the top navigation menu of the past. Navigating the dashboard is a little different, but if you have spent any amount of time with previous versions then it shouldn’t take long to figure it out. WordPress sidebar widgets had had a major change with version 2.5. In version 2.7 there really isn’t much of a change other than how to get to them.
WordPress 2.5 Sidebar Widgets Guide
WordPress 2.5 ushered in major changes in the WordPress dashboard both visually and functionally. Navigating the dashboard is a little different, but if you have spent any amount of time with previous versions then it shouldn’t take long to figure it out. WordPress sidebar widgets have had a major change with version 2.5 and, in my opinion, some of them are good and some I haven’t decided on yet.
Add Background Color To Single Page Sidebar On Default WordPress Theme
Adding the sidebar to the WordPress default theme is really pretty easy but you may have missed one more step to have the single post page show the background in the sidebar. The WordPress default theme was written to not show the sidebar on the single post page. Because of that it specifies one background image for the main index that shows the gray background in the sidebar. And another image for the single post page with no background in the sidebar area. The version of the default theme you have determines what image background to use. But don’t worry you will see what image to use right in the header.php file.
Adding The Sidebar To The WordPress Page Or Single Post Template
How to add the sidebar to the WordPress page and single post template and how to use a static front page for your blog in place of the normal blog showing your latest blog posts.
