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Create A “Sidenotes” Section On Your Sidebar

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Hope you all had a great weekend. This post is dedicated to Teknopsis for asking the question on a post that I did a couple weeks ago (We Want Your Questions).

He asked:

I want to make a ’sidenotes’ section to my blog, is there a wordpress plugin that does this? Or should I just code it myself?

My Answer:

There are numerous ways you can do this. Depending on how good you are with CSS, I will list the easiest ways to do this at the start.

  1. Twitter Updates. Simply sign up for a free account and insert the widget. Any updates you give will appear on your sidebar. If you’re a C.S.S whiz, you can style it to match your blog.
  2. Wordpress Widget. - I personally don’t use them on my blog and my custom theme doesn’t support them. Nevertheless, I believe you can add a “Text” widget. Whenever you wanted to update it with a new note, you could just edit it in your Wordpress Admin.
  3. Wordpress Plugin. - A simple Google search revealed a plugin that syndicates feeds. Perhaps if you only want to show links, this would be the way to go.
  4. Coding Your Own Plugin. - Never tried this… Imagine how much traffic you would get to your site if you made a type of thing like that had a WYSIWYG editor and would update whenever you want :)

Hopefully this has helped Nottin’s problem. If you have a Wordpress/Blogging question, feel free to ask me via email or on the post in a comment.

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7 Responses to Create A “Sidenotes” Section On Your Sidebar

  1. tek
    7:53 pm on August 25th, 2008

    Great post as usual, Brad! I just signed up for a twitter account, I really want to test that out.

    P.S. - Thanks for the “dedication” and link back :)
    tek’s last blog post..Suspected next iPod Nano redesign leaked

  2. Peter Answers
    3:43 am on August 26th, 2008

    Twitter update, assuming you have an account dedicated just for the sidebar, seems like a great way to go.  Add a note on your blog from anywhere then.

    Peter Answers’s last blog post..Tarot Cards - The Six of Cups

  3. Rarst
    6:10 am on August 26th, 2008

    There is wordpress widget for showing RSS feed as well. I use it for displaying custom RSS feed with software updates - works nice and no plugin needed.

    Rarst’s last blog post..K-Lite Codec Pack - complete solution for video playback

  4. indocontest
    5:27 pm on August 26th, 2008

    Nice tips Brad. I’ll try this soon on my blog. Thanks. :)
    indocontest’s last blog post..Win $50.00 Or Other Wonderful Prizes at BlackHatWay

  5. bradblog
    6:22 pm on August 26th, 2008

    @ tek - Great! Glad you decided to go with Twitter.. Love the new design BTW.

    @ Peter - Yea, signing up for a new account takes about a minute, so I thought why not?

    @ Rarst - Thanks for that. I simply didn’t think of an R.S.S feed to syndicate content!

    @ IndoContest - Hope it works well for you! :)

  6. brock
    6:15 am on August 27th, 2008

    great post brad!  Great tips.  I have my own website started up and you should check it out!http://www.brockblogging.blogspot.com

  7. Work From Home Business Blog
    3:05 pm on November 2nd, 2008

    Hi Brad,
    I prefer to use Twitter. I’ve recently installed a new ‘tweet my blog’ plugin so I could do this immediately. Thanks.
    -Peter

    Work From Home Business Blog’s last blog post..Readers’ Appreciation-October 2008

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