Title: Side notes not appearing.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Side notes not appearing.

 *  Resolved [Heimir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heimir/)
 * (@heimir)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/side-notes-not-appearing/)
 * Hi, I’ve got the problem with the Atahualpa theme (version 3.7.11). It has sidebars(
   two on each side if you set it up that way) but there is nothing showing up in
   any of the sidebars, only a tooltip in the page centre when you hover over a 
   footnote number. The site is at [](http://www.selfbuild-central.co.uk/)
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/side-matter/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/side-matter/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Heimir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heimir/)
 * (@heimir)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/side-notes-not-appearing/#post-4363389)
 * won’t seem to take the right URL
 *  Plugin Author [setzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/setzer/)
 * (@setzer)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/side-notes-not-appearing/#post-4363410)
 * Heimir,
 * I couldn’t see any footnote numbers on the site linked in your earlier comment.
   Your tooltips appear to be associated with a different plugin (Explanatory Dictionary?).
 * Not sure what the problem is, but here’s a quick checklist:
    - Confirm that you’ve placed the Side Matter widget in your sidebar.
    - Make sure any needed page/post types (i.e. home page, single post, etc.) are
      checked on the Side Matter options menu under Settings > Reading.
    - Enclose any note text on your page with the `ref` shortcode: `[ref]Note text
      here[/ref]`.
    - If your site still isn’t working, the issue is likely caused by your theme
      or another plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [Heimir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heimir/)
 * (@heimir)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/side-notes-not-appearing/#post-4363420)
 * Hi setzer,
    It’s working fine now
 * [http://test.selfbuild-central.co.uk/first-ideas/](http://test.selfbuild-central.co.uk/first-ideas/)
 * I don’t know what I got wrong before. Great plugin. Many thanks

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 * Last reply from: [Heimir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heimir/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/side-notes-not-appearing/#post-4363420)
 * Status: resolved