http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging#Blogrolls
Reply back if that’s not informative enough. It’s up to you if you “need” it.
You don’t “need” it, is the simple answer.
Why would you want it? If you have a list of favorite blogs, or other online sites you visit you can list them in a blogroll.
If you care to delete it you must go into your “sidebar.php file”
I assume you are using the default Kubrick theme.
If so look for this code in sidebar.php
<li><h2><?php _e('Links'); ?></h2>
<ul>
<?php get_links('-1', '<li>', '</li>', '<br />'); ?>
</ul>
</li>
You can do one of two things with this code. You can delete it. Not a good thing. If you decide at a later date to use a blogroll you will have to recode it.
The better method would be to “comment” the code. ie make it invisible to the browser. Compare the code above with this “commented” code.
<!-- <li><h2><?php _e('Links'); ?></h2>
<ul>
<?php get_links('-1', '<li>', '</li>', '<br />'); ?>
</ul>
</li>
-->
Note at the beginning there is this <!-- and at the end there is this -->
That should “delete” (actually make invisible) your links or blogroll.
Another very new newbie question. What, exactly, does that piece of code do?
Where does it “get_links” from, and how does one change the links it gets?
When php type things occur it is calling information from the mysql database.
Through the admin interface you can put information like more links into the same db. Magic really.
How would you take the alphabetical order out if it? ABC et cetera and just have a list that corresponds with the order they were added.
@ming It worked for putting the links in order of first thru last but I have been going all thru my css as now they are underlined. I can not find anything there after looking for two hours so it must be in how I implenented it here<?php get_links(1, '<br>', '</br>', '', TRUE, 'id', FALSE); ?>
I can not figure this out as they are all underlined now?
BTW Thanks I just got sidetracked with the css.
bumping it because of no response, I addedthe same both sets of links to the sidebard to demonstrate the underline, when they are in alphabetical order no underline but order of first link posted they are underlined.
http://cafe789.com/kyles_eyes make sure to select alamo theme.
dawg, bumping it wont help as much as creating a new thread addressing the problem at hand. The problem you are now solving is not “Why do I need a blogroll?” so folks wont even read this thread or try to help since they would think the question is answered.
hi all
WRT teh blogroll, I too have just installed my blog and i see in the blogroll there are 6 peoples names there.
I was wondering why those particular ones are there and with do i do with them?
thanks Kev
You can delete them if you don’t want them – they’re dev team links to the wp devs mostly….
You can edit the “blogroll”, change the name to something else…. can’t delete it.
The blogroll is important for building your Google page rank as well. If you care about that sorta thing.
You should link to people that link to you and organicly build your blogroll as you go.
That helps establish you “network” that you are part of.
hi all
WRT teh blogroll, I too have just installed my blog and i see in the blogroll there are 6 peoples names there.
I was wondering why those particular ones are there and what can I do with them? IE what are they used for?
thanks Kev
Er…. did you read the responses just above? Please don’t duplicate your previous post for no reason….
