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[LincolnLog]

Chime in with your preferred method for adding code or custom content to a word press site.

Test Widget?
Asides?
Custom Code?
Plug ins?

I bang my head against a wall on some of the simplest things in word press.

Example: I want to add bits of code for a POD or google ads (not on my adult site, and I dont like the google ad plugin... i just want to post in the code that google generates.)

Seems simple enough, Ive tried adding code to a text widget, but that doesn't seem to work at all.

Just want to see what other people are using.

Thanks

[balls_deep]

i just insert the google generated code into my sidebar php file

[LincolnLog]

Do you add it from the word press admin or do you open the file and edit it manually?

[LincolnLog]

Forgot to add that im specifically discussing the sidebar area!

[Schoepfergeist]

Hey LincolnLog,

If you want to edit your sidebars via any other way besides the widgets, you have to change the code manually, but you can do it via the Admin area. Just follow this path:

Presentation > Theme Editor > then select l_sidebar.php or r_sidebar.php

Then paste in your code. I paste my google code in between the <ul></ul> brackets, for example.

Hope that helps.

[theviking]

You can add a plugin named phpexec. or something like that, then you can add whatever you want with widgets.

If you choose not to use widgets, see answer above.

[Hammer]

Everything in my sidebars from categories to a friend's list to banners and Google Adsense ads are all done with sidebar widgets.

[AdorableAudrey]

I use sidebar widgets for everything too, they are so handy! You might try swapping out your template if they are not working and testing with a different one, I have noticed quite a few templates aren't compatible or do funky things with your widgets.

[anotherF]

For adsense this is a very good plugin

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adsense-manager/

It works very good. Any problems let me know!

[LincolnLog]

Its not showing up in my adsense management.
I have no way of seeing its performance vrs other sites or even knowing if the ad is generating revenue for me and not someone who made the widget. The ads are showing up, but in my adsense management at google there is no channel for it?

[LincolnLog]

Originally posted by AdorableAudrey
I use sidebar widgets for everything too, they are so handy! You might try swapping out your template if they are not working and testing with a different one, I have noticed quite a few templates aren't compatible or do funky things with your widgets.

Im testing on the default template. And im getting the widget text widget to work fine now.
Many widgets are not 2.3 updated so that eliminates many of them until they release new versions.

Thanks for sharing!

[LincolnLog]

Originally posted by Hammer
Everything in my sidebars from categories to a friend's list to banners and Google Adsense ads are all done with sidebar widgets.

Im building a list of widgets and settings so that I can repeat what works on one site on new ones.

Currently I have about 4 that are must haves. I will add a link to my wordpress basics list soon.

Im very happy with wordpress after using it for the last few weeks.

Thanks for sharing!

[LincolnLog]

Originally posted by Schoepfergeist
Hey LincolnLog,

If you want to edit your sidebars via any other way besides the widgets, you have to change the code manually, but you can do it via the Admin area. Just follow this path:

Presentation > Theme Editor > then select l_sidebar.php or r_sidebar.php

Then paste in your code. I paste my google code in between the <ul></ul> brackets, for example.

Hope that helps.

Unfortunately the text widget doesn't come with the same editor that you can use for posting. Seems like mistake to me. Anyway, Im just dropping code into golive and tweaking it there and then pasting back into the wordpress text widget after that.

Thanks vik! ive read about that plugin, but I havnt tried it yet.

[anotherF]

Dose the text widget have a HTML tab? this where code needs to be inserted. Rather than the text tab, the template will not process the code if it thinks its text!

[LincolnLog]

NO, its raw text only and there are NO tools.

You have to test your html and see how it shows up.

[anotherF]

What template do you use? is it widget enabled? what plugin?

I have been testing a adsense plugin HERE

It uses k2 theme and http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adsense-manager/

Its very simple to use

The website for the plugin is here http://www.mutube.com/mu/getting-sta...nse-manager-2x