Instead there is an editor just like a regular post. So I put in the link to the desired site and save the post as "published."

At the top of said editor will be two tabs labeled "Simple" and "Expert". If you click the "Expert" tab... all will be revealed. ;)

Ah... got it. Sidebar links don't work unless you enable an advanced feature :)

Interface design issue? It was pretty confusing for me... maybe the editor could be smart enough to know that it should automatically open in expert mode for link-type posts.

Thanks!

I'm also having difficulty with this and cannot get my blogroll to appear.

I have done this:

I've gone to Manage > sidebar links. Then I write a post with the url to the blog I want to lilst in both the title and in the body of the post, and change the post type to sidebar link.

When I press publish and check my blog, all that appears is the word "Links" and a small black sqaure.

I have enabled the Simple sidebar links widget.

Could anyone say what I am doing wrong?

Thanks
Cliff

loobyloo wrote:

I'm also having difficulty with this and cannot get my blogroll to appear.

You won't be able to use the Sidebar Links Widget to show a remote blogroll of any kind. It will only show the list of Sidebar Link posts that you have created within your blog.

loobyloo wrote:

Then I write a post with the url to the blog I want to lilst in both the title and in the body of the post, and change the post type to sidebar link.

You want to put the title of the link in the 'Title:' field and the url of the link in the 'Link to url:' field... the 'Link to url:' field will be visible when you switch to the 'Expert' tab of the editor -- which you have already done if you're seeing the post 'Type:' combobox.

Nothing needs to go in the body of the post.

Could anyone say what I am doing wrong?

Putting the url in the Title field and leaving the URL field empty. ;)

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You want to put the title of the link in the 'Title:' field and the url of the link in the 'Link to url:' field... the 'Link to url:' field will be visible when you switch to the 'Expert' tab of the editor -- which you have already done if you're seeing the post 'Type:' combobox.

Nothing needs to go in the body of the post.

Could anyone say what I am doing wrong?

Putting the url in the Title field and leaving the URL field empty. ;)

OK - I still can't get this to work. This is what I have done.

Manage > Sidebar links > New Link [on Expert tag]

In Link to URL I have typed http://somelink.com

The only title fields that appear are under Advanced properties, where it has the fields.

URL title "slug":
<title> tag:

On pressing Save and Publilsh (or whatever it is) it appears on my blog like this:
http://www.loobynet.co.uk/images/b2_link_prob.jpg
It

If you don't have a Title field for posts, you have bigger problems than getting Sidebar Links to work.

http://www.simtecsol.com/images/sshot.jpg

I'll also [url=http://www.simtecsol.com/images/sshot.jpg]link to the screenshot[/url] in case I'm not allowed to insert an image.

I have bigger problems :)
http://www.loobynet.co.uk/images/gnsv_header1.jpg

Go to your 'Blog Settings'... select the 'Features' tab. In the 'Post Options' --> 'Post titles' section, choose something other than 'Never'. ;)

Great, that works. Thanks for your help with this BLC.

Not a problem. ;)

b2evo 3.3.3 [url=http://cheerfulthanks.com]CheerfulThanks.com[/url] -- Where do I get the link from to post a sidebar link? I got the widgets (simple and universal) showing ok. The link title shows in the sidebar but when I click on link in sidebar, it says there is nothing to display here. I get external links to work with the sidebar links but not blog posts. I have taken the url from a normal blog post (both absolute and relative) and converted the post to a sidebar link and still get the same message that there is nothing to display. I have used the "expert" editor mode, filled in title, url and body w/o getting something to display.

Any idea where I missed the boat?

Thanks,

~~Ray

I'm a little confused by your post, but it seems you want a link to one of your own blog posts to appear (and function) in a Simple Sidebar Links List widget. Is this correct?

It shouldn't be hard, but I'm having a hard time imagining why you would want to do this. You would have to create a Sidebar Link post for every regular post you want to show in a sidebar list... not very efficient. But, it does work with the permanent url of the post entered into the 'Link to' field of a Sidebar Link post... I just checked.

Shouldn't you be looking at the Simple Post List widget if you want links to your posts to appear in a sidebar? ;)

Thank you BLC for responding. Yes, I must confess I am confused somewhat. It is not the regular posts I want to link to, it is a description of the site (the current first post), some how-to's, and sidebar info and comments much like "static" pages. The BIG sticky currently seen first on the site I want to display on its own page (a page that currently says "Sorry but there is nothing to display here"). I cannot get that first post to display where it says, "Sorry but there is nothing to display here." I get the sidebar link created but when I click the link... "Sorry, etc."

Accomplishing that will clear the center main post area for "business" type posts and not be cluttered with site purpose and miscelaneous how-to's. It is that first large post I want to send to the "Sorry,..." page. That will get the visitor directly into the "meat" of the site. The sidebar links I wish to use as the "side" explanations of the website. Those will not be regular posts. I get the links ok but the links open to a page displaying, "Sorry, there is nothing to display here." How do I get them to open on the "Sorry..." page?

When I tried putting the absolute (and relative) link in the link input box of the expert text editor for posts, it did not work for me. I will try again however in light of it having worked for you.

Being new to b2evo I had not made the distinction between "Simple Sidebar Links List widget" and the "Simple Post List widget." But with your help, I have a new direction to look into. Perhaps the Post link widget will work for my initial introductory post as I wish it to open in that separate "Sorry, ..." page separate from the main content. That will put it on a page all by itself.

The page that displays "Sorry, there is nothing to show here" or to that affect is what I am looking for. It would display only that one post, kind of like a separate page for that one post. Part of my confusion is in not knowing just how b2evo should work. So I have these expectations which are not reality based. Your distinctive suggestion gives me more to explore. I will do so and report back.

Thank you very much BLC!

~~Ray :)

Ah, I see.

If you're new to b2evo and php programming, the easiest way to achieve what you're wanting may be to use an Intro post (Intro-main post type) for what you are describing as "the BIG sticky." It will only appear on the homepage.

Then use Pages (post type) to create your "explanations of the website" and "Howtos". You can use a Simple Page List Widget to display links to those pages in your sidebar.

All of that can be achieved without messing around with urls entered via the 'Link to' field.

To create a completely static homepage, you're looking at creating a stub file (php programming).

OK BLC. I do knot know php but do muddle my way thru some files sometimes. What you explained looks straightforward enough. I will do that.

I currently have it set up as Intro-main post type. I will change that to a page w/ sidebar link (I hope).

I want to avoid that "sticky" so I will create that intro as a page and try to attach it to the #1 link in the sidebar. Kewell!!!

Thank you BLC!!!

~~Ray

Got it Finally!!! Sheeeesh!!!

I had to go back and re-read your instructions. Sheeesh, I am getting bad in my old age,,,lol.

Thank you so very much BLC, as I would have never figured that out on my own.

Cheers,

~~Ray

Forget sidebar links. Something typed in the body of a sidebar link post is pointless... it's just not used. You want to create Pages. Then add a Simple Page list widget to your sidebar.

EDIT: I see you already figured it out. ;)

Thank You BLC. Your help means a lot to me and I sincerely appreciate your time and help kind sir.

Thank You Again!

Have a GREAT Day!!!

~~Ray :)

P.S. "I'll be back!!!"

No problem. :)