Title: Widgetizing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Widgetizing

 *  [mystifier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mystifier/)
 * (@mystifier)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetizing/)
 * I have run a number of wordpress websites for several years, all using the same
   simple (single file) theme. This was before sidebars/widgets etc.,
 * I am trying to use a widget which works fine in a new default installation but
   doesn’t work with my theme (the widget doesn’t show). I have read
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes)
   but can’t make much sense of it.
 * Can any kind sole help in bringing the theme up-to-date?
 * I don’t use comments so my Main Content area is simply:
 * <!– S T A R T M A I N C O N T E N T –>
    <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()):
   the_post(); ?>
 *  <div class=”post”>
    <h3 class=”storytitle” id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>” rel
   =”bookmark”> <?php the_title(); ?> </h3> <div class=”storycontent”> <?php the_content(
   __(‘(more…)’)); ?> </div> </div> <div align=”center”> <img src='<?php bloginfo(‘
   template_directory’); ?>/images/postend.gif’> </div> <?php endwhile; else: ?>
   <p> <?php _e(‘Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.’); ?> </p> <?php endif; ?
   > <h3> <?php posts_nav_link(‘ — ‘, __(‘« Previous Page’), __(‘Next Page »’));?
   > </h3> <!– E N D M A I N C O N T E N T –>

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetizing/#post-1500266)
 * Try downloading a theme and examining how it used sidebars. Or have a look at
   the default theme.

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetizing/#post-1500266)
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