Sidebar widgets in posts (Twenty Eleven)

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  steverunner21 · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:17 am

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  I cannot seem to figure out how to add the sidebar widgets to my posts. I am using the Twenty Eleven theme- is that not possible? I have the sidebar widgets up on the homepage, but it doesn’t follow into the post, which is slightly concerning. You can’t click directly to other posts without using the little ‘previous’ or ‘next’ buttons hyperlinks, which I find too unassuming.

  Any help out there would be much appreciated. Thanks!

  http://runnerontheright.wordpress.com
  http://runnerontheright.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/running-math/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:22 am

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  Please read this article which explains how the Twenty Eleven theme is designed to operate.

  Chief drawback: no sidebar on single posts (Twenty Eleven).

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:25 am

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  Twenty Eleven does not show the sidebar on single post pages. That is the way it was designed. See this post by Panos on which themes show sidebars where.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:26 am

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  You can’t click directly to other posts without using the little ‘previous’ or ‘next’ buttons hyperlinks, which I find too unassuming.

  Are you aware that any visitor on any page in your blog can click the blog title or the Home link in the horizontal menu and return immediately to the front page of your blog?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:26 am

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  G’day timethief!!!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:26 am

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  @thesacredpath
  Yo! Late to party or what? lol :D

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:29 am

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  That’s me!

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  steverunner21 · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:36 am

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  Ahh thanks for pointing out that article. I love the theme, but that is a significant drawback, which I have clearly overlooked for a few weeks now.

  And yes, I know people can click the blog title or home link to get back, I just hope my readers know that (or care to do that). Just nice to see a list of other stuff on the sidebar in the post. Though I guess it is less distracting, maybe?? It’s a world short on attention, so maybe that’s what’s needed?

  Thanks again for the quick feedback… to both of you, late to the party or not!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:42 am

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  You’re welcome from me. Also know that thesacredpath knows I was just ribbing him. Then pass the popcorn, will you? :)

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  steverunner21 · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:44 am

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  Figured there was some sort of funny business going on there.

  Also, while I have you both (hopefully) still invested in this thread, is there a way to change the ‘previous’ and ‘next’ buttons in this theme to the name of the post? Or am I stuck with those two most boring, though very descriptive, words?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:51 am

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  You are stuck because we cannot edit themes or templates and this cannot be done with CSS editing.

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  steverunner21 · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:51 am

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  Bah, humbug! Alright, well once again thanks for the quick response!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 3:55 am

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  Fa… la.. la.. la.. la.. la.. la.. la.. You’re welcome. ;)

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Dec 21, 2011 at 5:45 am

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  And here’s which themes display post titles as previous/next links:

  Previous/next navigation links (2)