Hi,
You need to add this to your sidebar:
<?php wp_list_categories('title_li='); ?>
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_categories
Thanks! I read the article but not sure which source file is the side bar. How do I determine where “exactly” to place the code?
Thanks!
Hi , this depends on the theme you have. Could be sidebar.php or left-sidebar.php
Note:
1. Always backup such a file before editing (in case something goes wrong)
2. If you are using the default theme, do not edit it directly but first copy the complete theme folder content to a new folder and call that one mytheme (or something else you like). Otherwise your editing will be lost after a WordPress update because WordPress updates the default and the Classic theme.
Thanks! I found it and was able to start modifying the content on my sidebar. I’m curious though, how do I comment something out in PHP. I’ve programmed in about a zillion languages just not PHP and the comments don’t seem to be working for me.
1. I looked at other comments (c style /* comment */) and tried that. No dice.
2. Google and discovered there were several others that might work… (//, #, <– comment –>) but couldn’t get any of these to work either.
So how exactly do you comment out tags / lines of code in PHP.
Hi,
In between <?php and ?> use this:
<!-- This is an HTML or PHP Comment -->
these days, google is your friend; (search ‘php comment’)
and so is the w3school.com:
http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_syntax.asp
Sorry, thank you alchymyth.
Mine was FOR OUTSIDE <?php and ?> but still in a .php file like header.php
