Help adding things to sidebar?

[nevermorecc]

This is my layout  visualwit.dreamwidth.org/10124.html by visualwit

Is it possible to add things to the sidebar? I want to add a feedjit

http://feedjit.com/freeLiveTrafficFeed/#getOther

but I can't seem to add it in. I tried to follow their instructions but it didn't work:

1. You are going to install Feedjit in your blog's sidebar so that it loads on every page. To do this you need to edit your blog template. Read your blog host's documentation on how to edit your sidebar template.
2. When you are ready, sign-in to your blog and edit the template for your blog side-bar.
3. Look at the structure of the other elements in your side-bar. Often they will be contained in

•  

or tags.
4. Create a new pair of container elements in your blog's sidebar HTML e.g.

•  

and paste the code above between those elements.
5. Save your blog's sidebar template, hit your blog home page and you should see Feedjit appear in your side-bar.

Back to customization

I tired adding it to the text module and that didn't work either.

Can you help me please?

Could I add a photo or gif into the side bar? How can I do this?

Thanks

Comments

[zvi]

You can't put java or javascript in your sidebar. Is the widget java or javascript based?

[nevermorecc]

Thanks. Yes it is javascript. I have one in my sidebar on Live Journal so I wanted to have one here too.

That's too bad. I also have one picture and a few gifs in my LJ sidebar but I can't get either pictures or gifs into my DW sidebar.

I'm hosting the picture and gifs on photobucket. I tired using all three codes:
direct link, html code, and IMG code but none of them worked.

I tried doing it this way: customize journal style-text-in the module section I put the code for the picture into the Text for the 'Custom text' box and then clicked save changes.

Nothing happened. I refreshed the page and still nothing.

I typed a word in this box: Text for the 'Custom text' heading and nothing happened. It won't even let me add a word to the sidebar.

Do you know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

[vanessagalore]

Photos or gifs can be added to the custom text module (see my journal for an example) (look under "Text" in "Customize Your Theme"). Just add as many images as you'd like. Let me know if you need more assistance than that.

[nevermorecc]

Thanks! Your sidebar looks great. I think we are using the same layout.

I tried this but it still didn't work:

I have one picture and a few gifs in my LJ sidebar but I can't get either pictures or gifs into my DW sidebar.

I'm hosting the picture and gifs on photobucket. I tired using all three codes:
direct link, html code, and IMG code but none of them worked.

I tried doing it this way: customize journal style-text-in the module section I put the code for the picture into the Text for the 'Custom text' box and then clicked save changes.

Nothing happened. I refreshed the page and still nothing.

I typed a word in this box: Text for the 'Custom text' heading and nothing happened. It won't even let me add a word to the sidebar.

Do you know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

[vanessagalore]

Yes, I do have Transmogrified, which is why I thought I might be able to help. I asked here at one point why this style only has one space for Custom Text, and I think the consensus was that at some point all styles might have multiple Custom Text boxes. However, in the meantime, this is my workaround (which I was pretty happy to figure out).

This is exactly what I have pasted in the box that is labeled: "Text for the Custom Text Box"

<font color="#DCDD97">Base style: Yvonne Theme: <user name="branchandroot"> Resources: <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/164203/meow">meow</a> Layout: <user name="arobynsung"> Header: <user name="turlough"> Screencaps: <a href="http://www.vm-caps.com/caps/index.php">VM-Caps</a> <span style="font-variant:small-caps">Momentary Thing</span> <hr color="#8EB365" /> <img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/VanessaGalore/momentarythingsidebar.jpg" /> <span style="font-variant:small-caps">The Edge of the Ocean</span> <hr color="#8EB365" /> <img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/VanessaGalore/edgeofoceansidebar1.jpg" /> <span style="font-variant:small-caps">I Turn My Camera On</span> <hr color="#8EB365" /> <img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/VanessaGalore/turnmycamerasidebar2.jpg" /> <span style="font-variant:small-caps">Sway</span> <hr color="#8EB365" /> <img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/VanessaGalore/swaysidebar.jpg" /> <span style="font-variant:small-caps">We Used to Be Friends</span> <hr color="#8EB365" /> <img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/VanessaGalore/used2bfriendssidebar.jpg" /> <span style="font-variant:small-caps">La Femme d'Argent</span> <hr color="#8EB365" /> <img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/VanessaGalore/femmesidebar.jpg" />

So make sure you are not putting your images in the URL box, but in the text box. This formatting for the images < img src="url" /> seems to work just fine.

[nevermorecc]

Thank you!

It works!!!

I'm so Happy!!!

I looked at the modules page and I realized that on the sidebar the custom text box wasn't ticked! So I ticked it and now it works!!! ♥