Need help putting code on sidebar
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I need to put some code on my (newly) upgraded blog.
I have the code, it’s already been provided. I just need someone to walk me through the steps of how to get this code to show up on the right hand sidebar.
I am nOT CSS savy, so I need someone who can explain this to me like I’m a three year old.
Thanks
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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http://www.journeyamerica.org/
The site you are asking about does not seem to be hosted on WordPress.COM so you need to make friends over at WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using.
This site is for support of sites hosted on WordPress.COM. You should address your questions to WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using: http://wordpress.org/support/
For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
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This thread will be moved to the CSS forum for you. Please do not create a duplicate thread.
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To add CSS, go to Appearance → Themes → Customize → CSS in your WordPress.com blog dashboard and paste your CSS code into the editor that appears. Click Save when finished editing.
Note that CSS is theme-specific, so if you copied CSS from another source, it will only work if the CSS was written for your theme.
Check out these tutorials if you’re looking for info on CSS basics:
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Thanks. I’ve got just 15 lines of ‘code’ to put in for a friend on my blog and I’m starting to think that upgrading was just a waste of time and money. I’ll check the links out though.
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This is just too confusing. I’m a journalist, NOT a computer geek. All I want to do is add some coding so that a display ad shows up on the right hand side of the screen.
Is there a simpler way to do this?
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Here’s the whole thing right here. I swear, if I could figure out a way to make this work on my non-upgraded blog, I’d do it there. Thanks for the help…!
<!– DO NOT EDIT –>
<div class=”answers_article_widget_b”>
<div class=”header”>
<link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”http://g-widget.s3.amazonaws.com/article_widget_b.css” />
<div class=”link_wrapper”>
US Travel @ Answers.com
</div>
</div>
<iframe src=”http://ustravel.answers.com/solo/subject/widget/article/alt?max_length=90″></iframe><div class=”footer”>
<div class=”link_wrapper”>
Take A Trip »
</div>
</div>
</div>
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Thanks for posting the example!
I’m afraid the trouble is that “iframe” code is not permitted at WordPress.com. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ for more details.
If they could provide the quote in the form of an image instead of an iframe, then it would work.
Past that, you could get it to work if you had more control of the code, which you can get by switching to a WordPress.org setup.
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Thanks for the help! I have read everything you’ve suggested, and I have a couple questions.
1. Is there an “acceptable” alternative to the ‘iframe’ thingy?
2. If I switch to a WordPress.Com (GoDaddy’s plan looks best) is there any additional cost other than the monthly hosting?
3. Could I get a refund on the WordPress that I have upgraded to and transfer my original wordpress.com blog?Thanks again for the help!
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1. Is there an “acceptable” alternative to the ‘iframe’ thingy?
Sometimes sites will generate an image instead. That would work.
2. If I switch to a WordPress.Com (GoDaddy’s plan looks best) is there any additional cost other than the monthly hosting?
WordPress.com has optional paid upgrades which are charged yearly while web hosting providers (like GoDaddy) usually just charge a flat monthly fee. To get a setup similar to WordPress.com on WordPress.org, you typically wouldn’t have any additional fees beyond hosting itself.
We have a list of recommended hosts at http://get.wp.com/hosting/ in case you’d like to look at a few more.
3. Could I get a refund on the WordPress that I have upgraded to and transfer my original wordpress.com blog?
Most WordPress.com upgrades can be refunded within 30 days of purchase. Domain names are the exception, but you can get them refunded within 2 days of purchase or you can keep the domain and use it with a WP.org setup (which ends up being less of a hassle if you want to for sure keep the same domain).
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