Title: Using the sidebar.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Using the sidebar.php

 *  [Dennis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altermann/)
 * (@altermann)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-sidebarphp/)
 * Hello,
 * I’am trying to make an theme to use in 10-15 different blogs in the same network.
   I’am trying to use the sidebar so I don’t need to make manually alterations in
   each “Appearance” menu inside the panel.
 * Thanks for your attention.

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 *  [Digital Raindrops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adeptris/)
 * (@adeptris)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-sidebarphp/#post-1826948)
 * Most themes have a number of default widgets written into the sidebar php files,
   these appear until the admin adds a widget then they become custom.
 * Have a look at any theme’s sidebar files, also the twenty ten sidebar.php may
   help to see how to construct the file.
 * HTH
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [Dennis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altermann/)
 * (@altermann)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-sidebarphp/#post-1826954)
 * Yes, I already did that and it’s working. The only problem is to add more widgets(
   like those who I got in directory) direct to the sidebar.php
 *  [Digital Raindrops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adeptris/)
 * (@adeptris)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-sidebarphp/#post-1826964)
 * If you are using Multi-Site then [this Plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mu-widgets/)
   may help, I have not used this, but it has recently been updated so is current.
 * HTH
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [Dennis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altermann/)
 * (@altermann)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-sidebarphp/#post-1827161)
 * Yes, I’am using WPMU. I will try that plugin and send any news about the project.
 * Thanks,

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## Tags

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

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 * Last reply from: [Dennis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altermann/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-sidebarphp/#post-1827161)
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