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1. focuswebtech
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I want to show a link in the blog with a tiny image like a favicon to the left of the text. Seems when I use the "Image Address" section and include the url to the image, it does not then show the "Name" as well - it shows the image but no text. How can I get it to show both? You can see what I mean at http://www.restyleblog.com/blog. Thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   This would be best dealt with using CSS and maybe a little theme editing. Is that something you're familiar with?

3. focuswebtech
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Yes - I can edit the css and theme - what do I need to edit?? I'm a novice at php but pretty proficient in css.

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   What do you currently have in sidebar.php?

5. focuswebtech
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Well, I am using widgets, so edits in sidebar.php don't seem to be taking as they normally would - I am not sure how it all fits together though. I have done some edits to wp-includes/widgets.php.

   Relevant code in sidebar.php is:
   

   <h4>Links</h4>
   			<ul>
   			<?php wp_list_bookmarks('title_li=0&amp;categorize=0'); ?>
   			</ul>

   In widgets.php, I have:

   * Display links widget.
    *
    * @since 2.2.0
    *
    * @param array $args Widget arguments.
    */
   function wp_widget_links($args) {
   	extract($args, EXTR_SKIP);
   
   	$before_widget = preg_replace('/id="[^"]*"/','id="%id"', $before_widget);
   	wp_list_bookmarks(apply_filters('widget_links_args', array(
   		'title_before' => $before_title, 'title_after' => $after_title,
   		'category_before' => $before_widget, 'category_after' => $after_widget,
   		'show_images' => true, 'class' => 'linkcat widget'
   	)));
   }

   I appreciate your help...

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I'd suggest making changes to sidebar.php and staying away from hacking the core files. What widgets do you have installed in your sidebar according to Admin/Appearance/Widgets?

7. focuswebtech
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I only added a couple of links hard coded in to widgets.php. Nothing spectacular :)

   Widgets I have are:
   Pages,
   RSS,
   Recent Posts,
   Search,
   Categories,
   Tags,
   Links

   One thing I noticed is that it's saying Left sidebar, when you can clearly see it's displying on the right!

8. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I wouldn't worry about it's positioning. That's obviously been changed at some time in the theme's development and the sidebar's name hasn't been amended. However, I can't seem to get to your site using the url above right now.

9. focuswebtech
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   try removing the period :) It added the period on the a for some reason.

10. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    You need to take the Links widget out of the sidebar then, in sidebar.php, move:

    <h4>Links</h4>
    <ul><?php wp_list_bookmarks('title_li=0&amp;categorize=0'); ?>
    </ul>

    so that it is after

    <?php endif; ?>

11. focuswebtech
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Still not working :(

    The links show up, but not the actual text, only the image. Got any other suggestions?

12. focuswebtech
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    OK - I found a plugin that customizes the blogroll. Works now. Thanks for your help :)

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