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Hello, how can I change what goes into the sidebar of my posts and also the posts page of my site?
https://ml-insure.com/information/
In particular, I would like to remove the “Meta” section in that sidebar.
I’ve looked all over for this information but can’t find it, thank you for any forthcoming help.
David
Hello David,
Removal of the sidebar in a post typically requires the change in the template for the page in question. However, in the posts for your particular theme (Wedge), this is not possible directly in the theme.
There is a solution though! It will require that you edit the sidebar.php file in your WordPress dashboard. Follow the instructions in this article. It will walk you through the process. The main difference is that you will need to hover over the Customize in the main menu and then select CSS/HTML Editor from the pop-up menu. Once you finish modifying the code, it will remove the side bar.
If you have any further questions or comments, please let us know.
Regards,
Arnel C.
Hello Arnel,
Thank you very much for your reply. I’m reading the article you suggested and will make note of the instructions for removing that Meta section from my Posts and Posts Page. However, while waiting for an answer to my question, I looked around some more within the “Customizer” page, and found the solution on my own – and yes, it’s possible to remove the Meta section – the key was the fact that this is a Widget, and the reason I didn’t see this before was because I didn’t have the correct page in the preview panel while trying to customize the site!
So here’s how to do it (on the Wedge theme I’d setup, using Inspirations):
1. From your Dashboard, click on Customize, then select Active Site.
2. Under the Boldgrid menu on the left side, click Widgets.
3. Now Widgets will let you customize Widget Areas on your page. Those Widget Areas, however, are different depending on the page you have displayed in the preview panel on the right side. So in order to customize the Widgets on my Posts Page (which in my case was titled “Info”), I have to bring that page up in the preview panel. At that point the Customizer panel showed me that I can customize “Above Site Title”, “Footer Center”, and “Sidebar #1”. That’s what I needed! Once I click on Sidebar #1, I can then remove and add all kinds of widgets, including the “Meta” one. Problem solved. 🙂
I then wanted to do something else, which is to remove Author name and Date from my Posts everywhere on the site, including the Posts Page. That I could not find how to do anywhere within the Customizer sections. I eventually had to go to the Advanced area and modify the CSS code with the two lines below, which I found on this page here:
.entry-meta .byline, .entry-meta .cat-links {display:none; }.entry-meta .posted-on {display:none; }That’s it. I can now post Articles, which I intend to keep “evergreen” on my pages, and not show dates or author name, and the articles and the page on which they are listed won’t show the Meta section either.
Hopefully all this will help someone else in the future.
Thank you very much for your help, time for me to get back to working on the site. 🙂
David
Hello, David!
Thanks for replying with such a great answer! It is rich with information and detailed very well. We appreciate it and hope that it helps others in the community! I went ahead and selected it as the Best Answer, so it will be highlighted for others to view. Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Carlos E
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