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Add a Login Box to your Sidebar

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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.

  • Why I (Still) Use WordPress

    Why I (Still) Use WordPress

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    It’s no secret that I love WordPress. I’ve built this site on it, for one, but I brag that I’ve used WordPress for nearly all of the projects I’ve done over the last few years.  Other platforms have come and gone, but WordPress has remained steadily at the top of my list of “must-use” tools.…

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  • Thursday Conversations: HTML5

    Thursday Conversations: HTML5

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    One of the best new features of 3.1 – this brings Internal Linking to the forefront, allowing you to quickly link to old posts, pages, or other content types. Admin Bar Also super important – this adds a bar to any logged in user that has commonly used functions or actions within easy reach –…

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