adding additional content boxes to a page or post

nicnack
(@nicnack)

11 years, 8 months ago

Hi!

How do I add additional content boxes to a page or post?

For example, if I want a dynamic content box above the menu, how would I code that into my page template so that in the wordpress CMS, I would see multiple content input boxes for that page?

THANKS!

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David Choi
(@wpthemes777)

11 years, 8 months ago

That would really depend on the theme you are using. Unless you know how to edit PHP files, it’s recommended to use theme frameworks like:

http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/suffusion
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/pagelines
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/responsive

So you can define the layout from the Admin Panel.

Thread Starter nicnack
(@nicnack)

11 years, 8 months ago

Thanks!
If I know what the PHP code is, then I feel comfortable copying and pasting it in. I will check out the links above but I would need to find a solution for my particular theme which is Linen

David Choi
(@wpthemes777)

11 years, 8 months ago

If you are up for the challenge, here is the tutor, it’s what you need to do to add the widget area feature, in this case above the main menu:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes

Thread Starter nicnack
(@nicnack)

11 years, 8 months ago

Is adding a widget area the same process as adding another content box?

David Choi
(@wpthemes777)

11 years, 8 months ago

No, it will be more like custom fields:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Fields

you can define them manually, or use a plugin like:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-fields-creator/

This one has fields, but their premium version has “view” feature, to create layouts also
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/types/

marry1
(@marry1)

11 years, 8 months ago

I just want this too, thank you very much!!!
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Thread Starter nicnack
(@nicnack)

11 years, 8 months ago

This is what I wanted!! Praise the lord for widgets!!

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-content-blocks/screenshots/

David Choi
(@wpthemes777)

11 years, 8 months ago

Glad you’ve found the plugin you’ve needed 🙂 I see it’s very simple to use, so it’s a good choice.

FYI The plugin that I’ve posted

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/

can do that too, allowing WYSIWYG Text editor content. it also allows you to post more different types of contents (simple text, large text, checkbox, file, image, etc.), so this is the one that I use for all my websites, because it’s very flexible and feature rich.

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