Title: editing sidebar
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# editing sidebar

 *  [eellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eellis/)
 * (@eellis)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-sidebar-2-2/)
 * Hi there. at my site [http://www.ellisfineart.com](http://www.ellisfineart.com)
   I edited the sidebar directly, not with a text widget, to say “site under construction”
   etc on the right sidebar above the search function.
 * It’s been a few months and I would like to deleted this message but I can’t figure
   out what document I edited…I’ve tried sidebar.php in the theme folder but can’t
   find any text to delete.
 * Can anyone take a look at the source code of my page and help me figure it out?
   I am using monochrome theme on wordpress 2.9.1

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 *  [Anne Dorko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annedorko/)
 * (@annedorko)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-sidebar-2-2/#post-1449538)
 * I’d take the theme into a text editor and search for the exact terms you’re looking
   for. That should show you which page to edit.
 *  Thread Starter [eellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eellis/)
 * (@eellis)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-sidebar-2-2/#post-1449753)
 * thanks a good idea- I will try it
 *  Thread Starter [eellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eellis/)
 * (@eellis)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-sidebar-2-2/#post-1449787)
 * I searched all files in the theme content folder without success. When I switch
   to a different theme the text is not there. I have tried deleting and re-installing
   theme “monochrome” but without any luck, the text is still there! any help appreciated
 *  [punchup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/punchup/)
 * (@punchup)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-sidebar-2-2/#post-1449887)
 * It looks like you figured it out. If not, I can tell what it is.

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 * Last reply from: [punchup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/punchup/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-sidebar-2-2/#post-1449887)
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