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Add a Login Box to your Sidebar

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Reading time: 1 minute

I wrote a post a while back detailing how easy it was to add a Login Box to your template.  But, it’s even easier, it turns out, to add one to your sidebar.

Sidebar Login is a plugin that will let you throw a quick sidebar login box onto your site.  And, it’s AJAX compatable, which means that it logs the user in seamlessly and then displays typical “user” account options (profile, logout, etc).

Install the plugin and then drag the widget to your sidebar to install it.

  • How to Make a Royally Awesome Author Template in WordPress

    How to Make a Royally Awesome Author Template in WordPress

    Reading time: 7 minutes

    I’ve been trying some new stuff with my client’s websites as of late.  I wanted something where a multi-blog site could get the most out of as few plugins as possible, and still have a really awesome way to display their author’s main information.  But, the information they ask for doesn’t have everything.  What about…

    Tutorial, WordPress
  • Set Up An Amazing E-Commerce Site in 30 Minutes with WordPress

    Set Up An Amazing E-Commerce Site in 30 Minutes with WordPress

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    Step 1: Get a great product (you’d be surprised how many people forget this step…) Step 2: Install WordPress Step 3: Set up a static front page (Settings > Reading)… create a page called “front page” and a page called “blog”.  Head to the options menu and select the reading tab.  Change the “Front Page…

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