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[ellenkivisto]

Hello!

I would like to make a page on my website as a blog with a field for comments etc. How do I make that? I can’t figure out how to make the blog and where to write the posts so that they appears on the blog page.

Thanks.

[Rahul]

Hi there,

Follow the steps as below :

1. Create a page named “Blog”
2. Go to Settings > Reading > Change to static and select “blog” as your posts page. Make sure to set your homepage too.
3. You should be good to go!

Let me know how it goes.

[ellenkivisto]

Yay, it’s working! How do I create a sidebar with categories etc on my blog page?

[Christopher]

Hi there,

To create a sidebar select one of content layouts with sidebar under Customize -> Layout and design.

Next add custom sidebar under Appearance -> Sidebar and check the box to display it in blog page.
Navigate to Appearance -> widgets and add custom widgets to your sidebar.

Hope it helps.

[ellenkivisto]

Thank you. Yes, it works, but only when I click on the header of a blog post. I want it to be visible when I go to my blog page also – how do I do that?

[Darshana]

Hi there,

Head over to Appearance -> Customize -> Blog section and set Layout to Use Global Content Layout.

Hope that helps.

[ellenkivisto]

Thanks. Now I can see the sidebar on my blog page, but when I click on the header of a blog post it disappear. How can I fix that?

[Lely]

Hi There,

To assist you with this issue at this time, we’ll first need you to provide us with your URL where the issue exists. This is to ensure that we can provide you with a tailored answer to your situation. Once you have provided us with your URL, we will be happy to assist you with everything.

[ellenkivisto]

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[Rue Nel]

Hello There,

Please go to Appearance > Widgets and again insert the same text widgets in the main sidebar widget area. This is what is missing.

Hope this helps. Please let us know how it goes.

[ellenkivisto]

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[Paul R]

Hi,

Would you mind providing us with login credentials so we can take a closer look? To do this, you can make a post with the following info:

– Link to your site
– WordPress Admin username / password

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[ellenkivisto]

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[Paul R]

Hi,

Thank you for providing your login credentials.

1. I tried adding a text widget to test and I can see it is working.

Backend – http://screencast.com/t/yTXt0SLM
Frontend – http://screencast.com/t/CcMUR4yPLX8i

2. With regards to Blog page, I can see you have set a different sidebar

http://screencast.com/t/0b4UfS2I8Mc

In that case, you need to add your widgets to your sidebar

http://screencast.com/t/yKJOvqBM

http://screencast.com/t/H3xu1UY7jTO

Hope that helps.

[ellenkivisto]

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