Title: Wordspew Help
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Wordspew Help

 *  Resolved [fragmonger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fragmonger/)
 * (@fragmonger)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordspew-help/)
 * I’m trying to setup wordspew on my site.
 * I have the plugin in place and activated, but the instructions seem to be ‘missing’
   something. Here are the instructions:
 * _Now you have to choose where you want the shoutbox to show on your blog. I suggest
   putting it in your sidebar. To edit the sidebar, go to /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/
   sidebar.php . **Then place this snippet:**_
 * in the template. This php function will print the shoutbox. Generally, follow
   the convention that other sidebar items use. Never put the function within its
   own
 * tags. Most wordpress sidebars use unordered lists (
    ) to organize their content.
   You probably want to put it in its own list item. So to do this, you would insert
 * **Note that after “Then place this snippet:” there’s nothing there! What do I
   put in my sidebar code to use the shoutbox? **
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordspew-help/#post-840789)
 * you opened the readme in something that’s stripping php, open readmes with a 
   plain old text editor.
 * I can tell you that because I JUST downloaded the plugin, and it clearly gives
   you the snippit. 🙂
 * `<?php jal_get_shoutbox(); ?>`
 * there’s yet more after that, but rather than paste it all, Ill let you go grab
   your text editor.
 *  Thread Starter [fragmonger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fragmonger/)
 * (@fragmonger)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordspew-help/#post-840791)
 * Actually, I was reading it right on the wordpress plugin site, but I have now
   found it in the readme. Thanks. 🙂
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordspew-help/#post-840792)
 * ahh, well I see.. yes thats stripping the php.

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordspew-help/#post-840792)
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