Sideblog Wordpress Plugin
Posted on October 16, 2008
Everytime I browse through the internet world, I found many fascinating stuffs which links I hate to miss. Hence I save them mostly in del.icio.us. As time goes by, I feel having saved many links in a third party service–instead of in your primary blog–is a bit ineffective and a waste of time. Come to think of it, I need a plugin to enable me to save links I found on the internet in the form of a blog post but doesn’t appear in the main page blog posts, the links should come up only in the sidebar.
After googling, I found a nice plugin called Sideblog. And since two days ago, you’ve seen SIDENOTES in the right sidebar which is a sort of miniblog (also called Asides, Sideblog, Sidenotes) which perform like an online bookmark such as del.icio.us etc. Only it’s a lot better as it’s integrated well within your own blog.
How to install
First, download the plugin from here and unzip it.
Second, if you’ve activated your sidebar widget, follow this instruction:
- Upload
sideblog.phpto the/wp-content/pluginsdirectory- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Create your asides category (usually, ‘asides’) if you haven’t created on yet
- Go to ‘Setting’ menu then to ‘Sideblog’ submenu
- From the list of categories, select the one you just created above and choose the number of entries to display
- Click on ‘Update Sideblog Options’ button
- Go to ‘Design’ menu, then to ‘Widget’ or just ‘Widgets’ for WP 2.2 and greater.
- Drag and drop the Sideblog widget (’Sideblog 1) to your sidebar container.
- Click on the icon and give it a title and select a category.
- Save your changes.
- Create a post and put it in your asides category
If you happen to like non-widget sidebar (anyone?), follow these steps, skip it if you use widget:
- Upload
sideblog.phpto the/wp-content/pluginsdirectory- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Create your asides category (usually, ‘asides’) if you haven’t created on yet
- Open your themes’
sidebar.phpfile if you have one and add<?php sideblog('asides'); ?>- Create a post and put it in your asides category
How to Setting
There are several options on how you want this Sideblog to appear. I prefer only the title url link which will appear in the sidebar. So this is what I’d do:
1. Once the installation is done, I go to Setting -> Sideblog
2. On the “Display Format” menu, I put this code:
<li>%title_url% </li>
3. Click "Update Sideblog Options" (See picture 1 below)
Picture 1: Only URL Title shows in Sideblog, the content will show after you click the title link.
So, now when I am not in the mood to write a long post or article, I write in the Sidenotes or Sideblog with a link or two to other blogs or websites. Likewise, whenever I found a nice link which I don’t have time to read now yet it’s too important to miss or just to share the link with readers, I save it in the Sidenotes. There are times when I write a long article (more than three paragraph) but I just don’t want it to appear in the frontpage for a reason or two, so I use this method.
You may also comment in the sidenote as well, since the comment box is open.
Filed Under Blogger Indonesia Tags: Asides, miniblog, sideblog, sidenotes, wordpress plugin
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Aslmkm Ca’ Akhmad Fatkhi,
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nice, tips-tips ente very useful lah… I’ve found many kind of blogging abilitty here,thanks a lot.
Thanks, i’ll try
asik dapet tips and trick lagi
terima kasih mas atas infonya
saya coba, ah
so we don’t have to post new article to put that sideblog?
@what do you mean?
this is a good news. but sorry, i am a blogger lover. and i like minimal template.
dapat tips baru. mau coba dulu ahh.
Waow, thx for the info, now im can change wy blog. Come visit me ok
nice information…. thank’s…
there will be more and more new widgets in the future. we need to think about the character of our webblog.
Mas Fatih.. thx yah buat commentnya, ternyata kemaren aq posting 1 artikel indonesia, itu yg bikin adds aq ga muncul, tp dah kelar kok masalahnya.. thx yah..
Seems you share many useful tips here. I feel you’re a kind-hearted person. Thanks for your reply to my letter.
Sincerely,
Tikno (love-ely)
hello friend??? how are you today??
harus diulik kayaknya nihh…
a ha.. what happen to you brother?, you look so busy to post a new one.. keep update.
nice info…i will try this plugin too…thanks
Good tips,,,,good information,,,,so useful for many people that are using wordpress platform blog…thanks
is wordpress platform enough fit for a photoblog?
I want upgrade my blog to paid domain using wordpress but, I’m affraid loosing my archieves from old blog, counl you give me an advice?
waw,, thanks ya mas..!!!
Hey thank you. I was looking for similar plugin now i have found it!
WP Plugin explorer that whats I call you. Every time there is one new interested plugin reviewed.
How Are you mAs fatih!! It’s nice blog mas fatih,,thanks for Your tutorial,,,,
nice tips
Halo mas fatihsyuhud. saya farhan dari Ex Admin http://www.m3nok.blog.m3-access.com, cuma mau memberitahukan bahwa blog saya telah pindah ke http://www.republiktips.co.cc, disebabkan server blog lama saya nggak tau kenapa rusak.
Maka mulai Oktober 2008, blog saya sudah resmi pindah ke http://www.republiktips.co.cc. Btw, banner blog-nya tetap saya pasang lho
best regards
Farhan
Assalammualaikum mas fatih syuhud.
Saya Farhan dari Ex Admin blog http://www.m3nok.blog.m3-access.com, cuma mau memberitahukan bahwa blog saya sudah pindah ke http://www.republiktips.co.cc disebabkan server blog lama saya hancur berantakan
Atas perhatiannya, saya ucapkan Terima kasih
Best Regards
Farhan
paten juga, alias good so good… praktekin euy
Simple tips, tapi berguna banget. Thank ya utk tips ini
wordpress bikin pengguna blogger iri nih:)
Nice plugin, Do you know plugin that show link in certain pages? I want to show link in spcial pages not in entire my blogs. If you know please review or reply here. Thanks
Nice plugin tips brother,
Hi Cak!
Ini komentar saya off topic. Artikel saya, dengan topik mengenai kemungkinan masa depan bahasa Indonesia, dimuat di Jakarta Post edisi kemaren http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/10/28/is-our-language-endangered-species.html
Tips menulis dari blog cak Fatih sangatlah membantu saya dalam menulis. Terima kasih banyak.
#congrats mbak santi. stay motivated to write more.
Hmmmm thanks for your post ….
I just know about this plugin …
i have a little problem while trying to uload the sidebar plug in. they say there’s a fatal error in my installation
which version of wp that you used on your blogs?
Bagus sekali. Saya banyak belajar. Thanks
Useful tips…
Very useful when we got stuck with no posting on our blog due to bad mood…
Jadi sebenarnya cuma buat pengingat dan share sama pembaca yah mas…
Sekaligus mambantu orang nambah backlink
Good plugin with good explanation. This blog always provide a good information for wp user.
yes sir, this is useful for me too.
it is very usefull, big big thanks
Wow this is good I kind a can use it on my wordpress blog, cool plug in…, goot to try it…
Thanks.
My blog already have it installed now, thanks for the tips
thank ilmunya….
Sepertinya bagus, tapi sayang saya lagi males ngoprek. Dicatet dulu aja… thx
Thanks for your information, Nice Plugin..
I’ve had bad experience with wp-plugin. After I installed the plugin, my visual editor didn’t work (they didn’t showed up). So, I’ve to reinstall my wp, and lose all my work with it. I feel kind of scared to install a new plugin. Is it safe to install this plugin ??
thx panduannya bos, sangat membantu bagi org awam kaya aku
These were great plugin tips. Thanks a lot for taking the time mate.
wah tips yg ini n’tar2x deh dicobain. Smentara msh belon gitu paham
Your site contains too much ads. Anyway, thanks for the info on sidenotes post. Those are really useful. Do visit my simple site, maybe you can submit your site or suggest any site to mine too! Thanks.
nice tips. thanks
Problem: Wordpress plugin to post short quick posts in the sidebar. Solution: Sideblog Wordpress Plugin.
Orang orang bilangnya simple post. Buat ane komplit banget. Am i missing something here? Anyway thanks to Mr. Fatih. You are the best.
Quite useful, but I don’t know wheter to try it or not.