I’d like to know if there’s some code I can add to a “page” that will allow that same link to be included in the Pages list in the sidebar?
You’d need to add some code to your sidebar just before <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
:
<div class="widget hardcoded homelink">
<ul>
<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>" title="Home"><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></a></li>
</ul></div>
I’ve numbered my pages and asked for them to sort by that number.
Open the Pages widget in your sidebar in Admin/Appearance/Widgets and select “Page Order” from the Sort by: dropdown.