Question about static pages

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  btse1 · Member · Apr 27, 2013 at 3:08 pm

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  I figured out how to add static pages, but now I find that the sidebar from my main blog page is common to all the static pages.

  Is there a way to have different, i.e., unique content for the sidebar on each static page?

  Thanks!

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  johndcoy · Staff · Apr 27, 2013 at 3:53 pm

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  There is not a way to have multiple sidebars show on different pages.

  You have control over the page template. The template of a page lets you determine if a page has a side bar , does not have a sidebar, and the position of the sidebar on a per page bases. This setting is found under Templates in the Page Attributes area of the page screen.

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  btse1 · Member · Apr 27, 2013 at 4:03 pm

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  Bummer. Seems to defeat the whole purpose of static pages.

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  justpi · Member · Apr 27, 2013 at 4:10 pm

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  No, different sidebar content on different pages is now possible. You add all the widgets to the sidebar area in Appearance > Widgets, then you click the Visibility tab of each widget: select “Show” in the first pulldown, select “Page” in the second pulldown, select title of page in the third pulldown, click Save.

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  btse1 · Member · Apr 27, 2013 at 5:22 pm

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  justpi to the rescue again! Thank you!

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  johndcoy · Staff · Apr 27, 2013 at 8:25 pm

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  Awesome! Learning something new.

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  sunniewicker · Member · May 6, 2013 at 9:03 am

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  Everytime I post my link to my blog on another site it plugs a static page I don’t remember making a static page and now can’t take it off. How do I change it?