Title: Dynamic, Editable Sidebar
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Dynamic, Editable Sidebar

 *  [sabbry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabbry/)
 * (@sabbry)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-editable-sidebar/)
 * Hey all,
 * I have a Specials section in my sidebar which displays the lowest current loan
   rate.
 * Since there’s only one line of text and a line of code, I figured I’d just try
   making the sidebar a page with a custom page template and use the_content(); 
   and the_meta();
 * But I’m running into problems. I can’t call the file directly because I’d be 
   operating outside of the loop. And I haven’t found a PHP or HTML include that
   works a URL like the following:
 * [http://myhome/sidebar](http://myhome/sidebar)
 * (The extension-less link)

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-editable-sidebar/#post-1221193)
 * If you want to use the_content() and the_meta(), you’ll have to either run a 
   second Loop or use get_posts.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop#Multiple_Loops](http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop#Multiple_Loops)
 *  Thread Starter [sabbry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabbry/)
 * (@sabbry)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-editable-sidebar/#post-1221344)
 * I plan to run a second loop when I get the include working.
 * How do I include a dynamic sidebar on every page that’s updatable from the pages
   menu? The HTML and PHP functions I’ve found either reference a relative file,
   which won’t work, or they reference something with an extension, which also won’t
   work.
 *  Thread Starter [sabbry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabbry/)
 * (@sabbry)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-editable-sidebar/#post-1221360)
 * Just wondering if anyone had thought of any solutions to my dilemma.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [sabbry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabbry/)
 * (@sabbry)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-editable-sidebar/#post-1221375)
 * Still looking for solutions on this one.
 * I’ve found information on adding a second sidebar, designing for widgets, etc.,
   but nothing on creating a sidebar which can be edited from WP-admin administration.
 * What I’m trying to do is create a sidebar advertising specials.

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## Tags

 * [dynamic sidebar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dynamic-sidebar/)
 * [sidebar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sidebar/)

 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [sabbry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabbry/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-editable-sidebar/#post-1221375)
 * Status: not resolved

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