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  • Daniel Schroeder
    Daniel Schroeder
    13,859 Points

    How does the %1$s and %2$s portion of create_widget() work?

    Posted January 23, 2017 7:45pm by Daniel Schroeder
    Daniel Schroeder
    13,859 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    0 Answers

  • Ryan Clayton
    Ryan Clayton
    2,927 Points

    Out of date?

    Posted January 12, 2017 4:25pm by Ryan Clayton
    Ryan Clayton
    2,927 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    1 Answer

  • ido suchowolski
    ido suchowolski
    188 Points

    comments in php file and css not working

    Posted July 29, 2016 4:04pm by ido suchowolski
    ido suchowolski
    188 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
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    1 Answer

  • Martin La Touche
    Martin La Touche
    1,709 Points

    "let's copy over the files from our project downloads". Where do I find these files?

    Posted March 10, 2016 5:51am by Martin La Touche
    Martin La Touche
    1,709 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
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    2 Answers

  • David Odum
    David Odum
    1,860 Points

    Zac calls the register_sidebar function a "custom Wordpress function". What does that mean?

    Posted March 5, 2016 3:53am by David Odum
    David Odum
    1,860 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    1 Answer

  • Renata Walton
    Renata Walton
    1,396 Points

    fyi functions.php best practice style.css

    Posted October 21, 2015 1:45pm by Renata Walton
    Renata Walton
    1,396 Points
    • WordPress
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    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    2 Answers

  • mat
    mat
    14,216 Points

    The "official teamtreehouse widget" plugin doesnt show on front-page.php

    Posted June 28, 2015 11:58pm by mat
    mat
    14,216 Points
    • WordPress
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    0 Answers

  • Martina Carrington
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    Martina Carrington
    Courses Plus Student 15,807 Points

    header.php

    Posted June 22, 2015 11:08pm by Martina Carrington
    Martina Carrington
    Courses Plus Student 15,807 Points
    • WordPress
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    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    2 Answers

  • Pavle Lucic
    Pavle Lucic
    10,801 Points

    Why if (! dynamic_sidebar('uptop')) ?

    Posted June 7, 2015 5:10pm by Pavle Lucic
    Pavle Lucic
    10,801 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    4 Answers

  • tate
    tate
    13,435 Points

    Fatal Error for some reason?

    Posted June 1, 2015 1:51am by tate
    tate
    13,435 Points
    • WordPress
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    0 Answers

  • annajaunty
    annajaunty
    5,990 Points

    what are project downloads?

    Posted January 9, 2015 2:12am by annajaunty
    annajaunty
    5,990 Points
    • WordPress
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    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
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    1 Answer

  • Meg Cusack
    Meg Cusack
    11,448 Points

    Alignment of text in header widget Zac added.

    Posted December 12, 2014 2:32am by Meg Cusack
    Meg Cusack
    11,448 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    3 Answers

  • Zach Elkins
    Zach Elkins
    9,602 Points

    Is there a specific way to list the information in the create_widget function?

    Posted November 28, 2014 10:19pm by Zach Elkins
    Zach Elkins
    9,602 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    2 Answers

  • Lisa Deignan
    Lisa Deignan
    1,059 Points

    Id love to create a side-menu on each post-page which will have the same headings but different links?

    Posted November 27, 2014 10:23pm by Lisa Deignan
    Lisa Deignan
    1,059 Points
    • WordPress
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    8 Answers

  • dalexis peguero
    dalexis peguero
    2,631 Points

    The widget area in the header is not showing, any reasons why? I placed it in the child theme

    Posted November 16, 2014 1:34pm by dalexis peguero
    dalexis peguero
    2,631 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    1 Answer

  • Eric Schweitzer
    Eric Schweitzer
    4,027 Points

    When I FTP these files to my WP installation, my site is broken. All I see is some basic text from the site.

    Posted November 5, 2014 8:33pm by Eric Schweitzer
    Eric Schweitzer
    4,027 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    2 Answers

  • alex liza
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    alex liza
    Courses Plus Student 1,301 Points

    which is the simple way to create a footer menu into wordpress theme ?

    Posted October 29, 2014 1:11am by alex liza
    alex liza
    Courses Plus Student 1,301 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    2 Answers

  • Christie Parkhurst
    Christie Parkhurst
    6,059 Points

    Calling custom widgetized area in header.php - what does this code mean?

    Posted July 25, 2014 1:40am by Christie Parkhurst
    Christie Parkhurst
    6,059 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    4 Answers

  • Ryan Clark
    Ryan Clark
    1,562 Points

    If no dynamic sidebar?

    Posted June 27, 2014 7:38pm by Ryan Clark
    Ryan Clark
    1,562 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    1 Answer

  • lyonel scapino
    lyonel scapino
    14,191 Points

    white screen of death

    Posted June 24, 2014 7:24pm by lyonel scapino
    lyonel scapino
    14,191 Points
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    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    2 Answers

  • JAKZ AIZZAT
    JAKZ AIZZAT
    7,813 Points

    What's meaning of this widget %1$s %2$s ?

    Posted May 16, 2014 1:19am by JAKZ AIZZAT
    JAKZ AIZZAT
    7,813 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    1 Answer

  • Melissa Hottinga
    Melissa Hottinga
    54 Points

    Add a opt-in form in the header

    Posted May 7, 2014 2:17pm by Melissa Hottinga
    Melissa Hottinga
    54 Points
    • WordPress
    • How to Make a Website with WordPress
    • WordPress Widgets and Custom Menus
    • How to Create Widgetized Areas in WordPress

    3 Answers

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