Customise the category side bar widget?

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#1

Hi Is it possible to customise the category and recent post widget? they just not very nice at all. change fonts, add a light background maybe, show them just a bit differently. thanks for your help.C

#2

Hello There,

Thanks for writing in! I have checked your site and I am not seeing any sidebar. Are you referring to the footer widget section or at least provide us a url of the page in question so that we will have an idea of what you have in mind.

Regards.

#3

hi. yes I have sidebar in the blog posts. https://packedagain.com/visit-piazza-dei-miracoli-in-half-a-day-with-kids/ I would like top have it in the footer but also open each blog in the sidebar . Thanks

#4

Hi again,

Thanks for the update. You’re currently using recent posts widget which is built-in feature from WordPress. Instead of customizing the default widget you should use Recent Posts shortcode in a text widget. Please see https://theme.co/apex/forum/t/shortcodes-recent-posts/173

Hope this helps!

#5

Hi, Yes this was a very helpful great thank you. YOU guys are so helpful. Thank you!!!

Can I ask you another question ?
I try to add a photo with a link to my sidebar. I have also used a TEXT widget, inserted the photo, linked it, but it is not showing up on the main sidebar? any idea why not? thank you
Corina

#6

Hi Corina,

You can use HTML in a Text widget.

For example:
<a href="http://google.com"><img src="http://path.to/image.png"/></a>

Make sure to add your code in the Text mode of your Text widget.

Hope that helps.

#7

thank you, and where is the photo going? the code of the link for the photo is in the TEXT mode. already

#8

Hi There,

In the above example, photo is linking to google.com which you can change accordingly with your own link.
<a href="http://google.com">

Hope that helps.

#9

really sorry but not sure what to do

this is the photo link ( I have taken the 1st ( out so it would display the link and not the actual photo.

img class=“alignnone size-full wp-image-1296” src=“https://packedagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FREE-INSTAGRAMWORKSHOP.jpg” alt="" width=“800” height=“800” />

how do I need to configure it with your code please. Once I can see the photo on my sidebar I will then add the external link to it . Thank you.

#10

Hey There,

You can make a code like this:

<a href="http://example.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1296" src="https://packedagain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FREE-INSTAGRAMWORKSHOP.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="800" /></a>

Just do not forget to replace the example.com with your own link.

Please let us know how it goes.

#11

Hi
it is still not showing in the side bar. ;( I will tray again tomorrow morning and let you know. Good night

#12

Hi Corina,

Even on the page source, I don’t see the image path, so it was not added. Please add the code provided by Ruenel above to a Text Widget or Text element.

If this did not work still, please provide us login credentials in a secure note so we can take a closer look.

Thanks,

#13

good morning. Ok so I added the link again, when I am on the actual CORNERSTONE edit page, the photo is there on the main sidebar . but when I go to the site view it is not there??

#14

A quick UPDATE.
I can now see the photo, have delete all and reloaded the photo and inserted in to the sidebar and it worked. Just have to add the link now. and see if this will work.

I keep you posted.

#15

Hi ALL. for some ver strange reason it has now worked. Not be asked why… but anyway thank you so much I guess this was a pointless lesson as I thought so that this can simply not be difficult. But again who knows why yesterday nothing worked.
but as said thank you you guys are great???

#16

Glad to hear everything is working fine now.

#17

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