HOW TO ADD A SIDE BAR

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  spiritualheritageeducationnetwork · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 1:32 am

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  Hello, im currently trying to add a side menu bar to my website(.com) I’m using a template provided by wordpress and was wondering if its possible to add a side menu bar to the right side of my website, thank you

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  timethief · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 1:37 am

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  The blog linked to your username is a free hosted WordPress.com wearing the Matala theme and it has a right hand sidebar. When we first activate a theme a sidebar display appears but those aren’t actually widgets. Simply go here > Appearance > Widgets and install the widgets of your choice. Then one at a time open them click “save” and “close”. The main page in the support documents for sidebars and widgets. If you click any one of those links a page will open to display and description of them.

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  spiritualheritageeducationnetwork · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 2:00 am

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  Sorry, i ment left instead of right. Would i be able to add one on the left side?

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 2:09 am

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  No. You need to select a theme with a left sidebar or a theme with multiple layouts. See here – under “One sidebar”, “Two or three sidebars”, “Sidebar(s) plus bottom and/or header”:

  Sidebars and other widget areas: number and position

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  spiritualheritageeducationnetwork · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 4:16 am

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  ok thanks. Another question, I wanted to include a “click here to visit our facebook page. I was going to put the logo for fb so when its clicked on, it would direct them to our fb page. How would i go about doing that? thanks again

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 4:25 am

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  Upload the image via Media > Add New, copy the URL you’ll get, then go to Appearance>Widgets, drag an Image widget to Sidebar, paste the URL of the image, paste the URL of your Facebook page, Save.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 4:33 am

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  ~~Panos
  Good evening. :)

  @spiritualheritageeducationnetwork
  1. You can post a Facebook badge in your sidebar lined to your FB profile. http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-badge/

  2. You can use the Facebook like box widget in your sidebar for your FB page too. > Appearance > Widgets

  3. You can also enable sharing buttons on your posts, pages and index pages.
  Also note the “like” button. http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/

  4. You can have both Facebook like & share buttons on your posts.
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/its-possible-facebook-share-and-like-buttonsat-the-same-time?replies=90

  5. You can set up Publicize and publish to your Facebook profile page > http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/

  6. Or you can use Networked Blogs http://www.networkedblogs.com/ or RSS Grafitti http://www.facebook.com/RSS.Graffiti for posting to Facebook walls.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 4:38 am

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  (@TT: Panos humbly bowing, ducking, hiding etc.!)

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  timethief · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 4:39 am

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  @Panos
  You made me lol :D
  It’s good to have you back. :)

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  spiritualheritageeducationnetwork · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 7:26 am

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  Thank you both for your help, much appreciated

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  timethief · Member · Sep 10, 2011 at 7:16 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog. :)