Title: Creating A Sidebar
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Creating A Sidebar

 *  [patsrealdealvlog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patsrealdealvlog/)
 * (@patsrealdealvlog)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-sidebar/)
 * I have my blog hosted by BlogSavy.com but I like (Make that NEED) to add a sidebar(
   If not two) to it so I can add the Webrings that its two predecesors are still
   associated with. My question is HOW do I do that with WP templates?
 * Any help you can provide with this would be helpful. 😀
 * Cheers 😀
 * Pat Cook
    Pat’s Real Deal Video Blog – [http://patsrealdealvlog.blogsavy.com/](http://patsrealdealvlog.blogsavy.com/)
   [patsvideoblog@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-sidebar/patsvideoblog@gmail.com?output_format=md)(
   USE THIS EMAIL TO RESPOND PRIVATELY) Denver, Colorado

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-sidebar/#post-544919)
 * The easiest way would be to copy the sidebar.php in your current theme and mod
   it for your needs. Then name it l_sidebar.php or some such, and use the php call
   for the sidebar – `<?php get_l_sidebar(); ?>` instead of or with the original
   call – `<?php get_sidebar(); ?>`.
    Don’t forget to put the new reference in the
   stylesheet. For the exact same look you can just use the present sidebar definition
   below changing the reference to `l_sidebar` or whatever you call it.
 *  [rudolf45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rudolf45/)
 * (@rudolf45)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-sidebar/#post-544926)
 * With all due respect, samboll, I don’t think that get_1_sidebar would work. There
   is no such function defined in the WP engine.
    However, you can include any file
   from the theme’s directory using a simple code like: `<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH.'/
   anothersidebar.php'); ?>` Also, keep in mind: if you are adding additonal sidebar
   or sidebars you’ll need to alter the original width of your blog and maybe to
   make other changes in your css file and/or html code.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [rudolf45](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rudolf45/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-sidebar/#post-544926)
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