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If you're interested in WordPress theme development and getting an introduction to the basics please head over and check it out.
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Whenever I start reviewing my blog's design, or whenever I'm working on a new design, I tend to get hung up a bit on the sidebar. Typically I like to think about the sidebar as a remote control that grants entry deeper into your site.
There are some obvious things that you have to include in every sidebar and a handful of things that are just fun to include. I thought I'd have some fun today and figured I'd invite anyone interested to participate.
So, here's the question. What 5 things would you consider most important in a blog's sidebar?
If you've got anything you'd consider essential just create your own list of 5 Essential Sidebar Items and link here. This coming Sunday I'll create a master list of the top 5 items as well as any other notable entries. I'll also list any participants and link to their posts.
Feel free to comment below to point to your posts after they're written.
Below are two screenshots. The first was my mockup for the theme that's part of the "WordPress Theme Design" series, the second is the result of a little work I did tonight.
Between doing the heat, an excessively busy work week I'm a bit overwhelmed tonight so I thought I'd share two screenshots. One of the two shots below is the original concept art for a new theme while the other is one hour worth of coding. Check them out and let me know what you think.
There's still some tweaking to be done but things are coming along nicely.
