Sideblog
Update: Sideblog v3.0 is the current stable version
Sideblog is the plugin that I’ve been using here for quite a while. It is responsible for that snippets of information in the sidebar. I created Sideblog about two months ago but dropped development because I didn’t find any need for it. Then, just recently I get to use K2 which included an Aside by default. So got hooked on posting on Asides. Problem with K2′s Aside is that if you try to post more on your Aside category than your other categories, the number of posts displayed on your main content area lessen. And so I repaired my Sideblog plugin.
For those who are interested in using it you can download it from the download page. Installation instruction can be found in the readme.txt included in the zip file.
But for those who insist, here it is.
1. Download and extract sideblog.zip
2. Open sideblog.php in a text editor.
3. Change $cat_to_hide to the Category ID of your Aside category.
Example:
change this
/****** EDIT THIS FIRST *********/
$cat_to_hide = 1;
/********************************/
to this
/****** EDIT THIS FIRST *********/
$cat_to_hide = 10;
/********************************/
* where 10 is the Category Id of my Aside category. To view your aside category Id, go to Admin->Manage->Categories.
3. Upload sideblog.php to your wordpress’ plugin directory. Usually found in /wp-content/plugins.
4. Activate the plugin in Admin->Plugins
5. Open you sidebar.php file. Add the following line on where you want the content of your aside to appear.
<ul>
<?php sideblog(‘title=true&permalinks=true&limit=5′); ?>
</ul>
OR
<ul>
<?php sideblog(‘permalinks=true&limit=5′); ?>
</ul>
to display permalinks without the post title
OR simply
<ul>
<?php sideblog(); ?>
</ul>
* where 5 is the number of post you want to appear. Defaults to 3 if omitted.
To post to your Sideblog, post it under your asides category only. Do not post it under multiple categories as it will surely appear in our main content.
Suggestions are welcome.
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Forgive me for taking too long to respond. Good news, to all. There’s an update to Sideblog. Get version 3.7 here.
It’s now compatible with Category Visibility plugin if you are using it.
I can’t find this in sideblog.php
$cat_to_hide = 1;
I’m confused here how am I supposed to assign the category for this?
@Chase,
If you’re using Sideblog version 3 and up, it’s not needed. Just enable the plugin and go to Options -> Sideblog and select the category there.
Alright I just tried it out and it didn’t work. I’m using wordpress 2.0.6 will this work with it? I installed v. 3.7
Kates Gasis,
Maybe it’s time to update the instructions on your site here since people are still trying to edit the sideblog.php
I just upgraded to the most current wordpress and I get this when I try to use this plugin:
Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/roadless/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sideblog.php on line 29
WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ') ORDER BY post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 5' at line 1]
SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS DISTINCT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts LEFT JOIN wp_postmeta ON wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id LEFT JOIN wp_post2cat ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_post2cat.post_id) WHERE 1=1 AND (post_type = ‘post’ AND (post_status = ‘publish’ OR post_status = ‘private’)) AND wp_post2cat.category_id NOT IN () ORDER BY post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 5
Me too.
And if I try to use the version 3, it forces it into the blog content … even though I haven’t specified it there.
Uggh.
I’ve based a good deal of content around your fabulous sideblog. It sure would be nice if the newest version would work.
could you please consider either fixing it or explaining why we are getting the error above?
Okay, if 3.7 doesn’t work for you when you’ve upgraded to the current WordPress, go back and use version 3, BUT do it manually.
Version 3 DOES work with WP 2.0.6.
I’m sorry – delete my last comment.
I meant that it works with wordpress-2.1.2.
I just upgraded to 2.1.2 and am using version 3 of the sideblog plugin for my brain bits and my cool crap (top and side blogs)
Robin, go to options in the wp-admin panel and check the sideblog plugin tab.
Insert the right arguments and try again. It worked with me.
The site looks great ! Thanks for all your help ( past, present and future !)
Had to disable 3.7 again — it was interfering with my pages being displayed, giving a Sorry, No posts match your request. error in one and a blank page in another. Posts are working fine. Once I disabled sideblog the pages displayed properly.
First, thank you for your excellent plugin. Second, i am having the same issues that Robin is. I just upgraded to WP 2.1.3 and this plugin kills my blog with the same error when activated. Deactivated, and I get a fatal error. Any help that you may be able to offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Jim
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hi, is there a way the plugin will display images and links in excerpts? it currently strips everything out. or maybe use the optional excerpt field?
Just updated to version 3.8 and everything’s working great!
Hey Kate,
Been using Sideblog for a while now, great plugin. I noticed that when I use it in conjunction with the Alex King plugin Share This my sideblog posts don’t include the Share This at the end. Any ideas?
I’m trying to get two instances of Sideblog to work, each with a different category. Everything seems to be set up properly except the second Sideblog widget displays the content of the first widget (even though a different category is selected), effectively giving me two copies of the same widget.
Is this an issue of the Widget integration in 2.2 or a plugin problem?
Thanks.
Hello, I don’t know if you really look at these anymore, but I wanted to let you know that the plugin causes a 404 when someone is directed to a date where only a post from the aside category is present.
Hello,
Super plug-in!
Can someone point me to the comment explaining how to change the default permalink ‘#’ to a graphic?
Can’t seem to find it.
Ta,
E
I love the plug-in and have been using it for a while now. I just added a second instance, making it has two places where I use the plug-in, which was easy.
All that is bugging me now is that the line breaks are being bunched together.
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i’ve got a problem: since i use the sideblog, my pages doesn’t work anymore…
Hello Kate! Thanks for this great plugin!
I’m trying to solve something, and I’m clueless. I have absolutely no idea of php. The thing is, i’m using this plugin to show youtube videos on my sidebar, but they are just too big. How can I adapt them automatically to the style of the blog? The problem is that if I make them smaller when posted, then on the search you’ll se them small, and I don’t want that to happen. I want to be able to post the video with the original code provided by youtube and that the sideblog plugin resizes it.
Thnk you!
Sideblogs is great – installed quickly and easily, and nicely configurable. One question I’m hoping someone can answer: how do you change the size of the text in the sidebar? I’d like it to be a little smaller.
cheers, Mark
mapleleafbuck@gmail.com
Thanks for this funky widget am installing on eone blog – if successful on the others too as it’s a cool idea.
Hello Ms. Kate, you’re plugin is wonderful! However, I have one slight issue. I am trying to apply http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/000230.php effect on my sideblog. For this I need the permalink unformatted like %permalink%. How do I go about calling it inside the Sideblog Options?
I’m sorry in advance if my comment is quite misunderstanding. -_-;
I tried to edit the php file in a text editor and I cannot find the $cat_to_hide line.
Delores:
Those are some really old instructions, I have no clue why the author has not corrected them. Here is the instructions you need:
Installing Sideblog in themes WITHOUT Sidebar Widgets support
1. Download Sideblog Plugin v3 – http://katesgasis.com/download-page/.
2. Unzip and upload sideblog.php to your wp-content/plugins directory.
3. Login to your WordPress blog.
4. Activate in your Admin -> Plugins panel.
5. Go to Admin -> Options -> Sideblog panel.
6. Select the category(ies) you want to publish in the sidebar.
7. Take note of the “category slug(s)â€. Update your Sideblog Options.
8. Open your sidebar.php in a text editor.
9. Add the sideblog function.
Example:
10. Repeat #9 for each category you marked as aside in sideblog options panel.
More info here: http://katesgasis.com/2006/05/02/sideblog-plugin-v30/
Hi, please help. I installed and did everything but it says “aside category not selected.”
Paul,
Have you tried enabling the category in Admin -> Options ->Sideblog panel?
Hi
I realy like this plugin and i use it on many wp-powered sites.
but now i tried to install it the first time under wp 2.3 and there ist comin the error
“WordPress database error: [Table '100_wp.wp_categories' doesn't exist]”
Does anyone knows how to fix that??
Thnaks for helping me out!
RHO
Ok, found the answer by myself. For everone other with this problem…
I found Sideblog for wp 2.3 at wordpress.org right here
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sideblog/
Kate, I love this plugin!
Is there any way to alter it so I can put in smilies? They just show up as code vs. the actual .gif image.
Thanks for creating it, it rocks!
Hi -
I was wondering if there is a way to install more than one sideblog with version 3.8 (I’m still using WP 2.2).
Thanks!
@dogwood
Yes you can. Just check the categories you wish to be your asides/sideblog category in the Options -> Sideblog page. Then go to the Presentation -> Widgets page and drag drop the sideblog widgets. You should specify on this page which of those widgets will display the specific asides/sideblog category.
Hi, I’d like to know how to use the ‘author’ of a post as one of the ‘Display Format Tags’ inside the sideblog widget; what I want to do is showing the author’s name in bold inside the widget; is it possible? Actually (obvisouly) this doesn’t work:
%userid – %title_url%
thanks in advance for your interest and support,
Dario
Has anyone had an issue with links dropping off when excerpting a post in the sideblog? They work fine if I go without an excerpt, but when I cut down the text using excerpt you have to click through to the actual post to see links.
(I’m using WP2.3.1)
Do you think maybe you could finally update the instructions?
The stable version is 4.4 not 3.0….
I re-installed the newest version and it still says:
Aside category not selected. Please provide a category slug if you’re using non-dynamic sidebar.
But I have the category ‘Sideblog’ selected. How can I fix this?
Hi,
thank yout for this great plugin. But i have a little problem with it.
I have installed the pagabar plugin (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pagebar/ ) an when i activate the sideblog plugin it deletes the pagebar in my theme and i don´t know why.
I’m using 2.1.3. Is there a download for that version? Thanks!
Kates, after installing the sideblog and getting it running, it keeps my page navigation from showing on the homepage. It appears on other pages such as when you’re viewing categories. Any ideas on how to fix? Thanks.
CP
Hi I’m using Sideblog version 4.4 and I’m wondering how can I reduce the no. of text on the asides like having a 100 character and then a link to the post. And also how can I add the tittle and permalink on top of the aside post. Thank You!
Great plugin, very useful. Is there a way to display the author of a post?
I find sideblog very useful for admin messages and notification posts . Thanks.
I have a slight problem,
when i activate plugin i loose my *WP-Digg Style Paginator plugin ?
Hi, when I activate the plugin it works perfectly except the heading that you set in the Widgets section doesn’t show… It’s not a huge problem, but it would be nice to get it fixed. As it is it looks like a continuation of my “about” section. If you would like examples I can e-mail you screen shots (my site is currently “down” I just purchased the domain a week ago and I’d like to get it set up before I make it live.)
Thanks
I’m interested how to fix that problem too?
I’ve got a quite annoying problem, probably related to my complex theme structue but you might be able to help; whenever I activate sideblog all my front page posts start showing up backwards, i.e. oldest first. It started doing this after the 2.3 WP update. Any ideas?