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You have WP 2.7, 2.8, or 2.9
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Adding existing or new custom fields to posts or pages

Here are the steps for adding an existing custom field or creating a new custom field, for either posts or pages.

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Changing page order in the menu

By default, WordPress orders pages alphabetically.  If you want to change that from the Admin screen, using what’s available in WordPress, here’s how.

You have WP 3-2
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Add an image and link to your sidebar

If you need to add an image with a link to your sidebar (to promote an event for example), here’s how to do it easily using your WordPress text editor.
 

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Custom fields – overview

Custom fields are used by many plugins, but you can create your own as well.  Here’s an overview of how to do that and a couple of examples of ways to use them.  Creating your own generally requires modification of your theme files, so be warned, there’s some coding involved.

You have WP 2.7, 2.8, or 2.9
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Changing page order in the menu using My Page Order

The default method for changing the order of pages in WordPress is not very user-friendly, but there’s a great plug-in called My Page Order which works very well.  Here’s how to use it (assuming you’ve got it installed – check out our videos on installing plug-ins – click here for automatic installation in WP 2.7 [...]

You have WP 2.7, 2.8, or 2.9
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Sub-page list in sidebar without a menu listing

If you want to have a list of sub-pages always visible in the sidebar, without the parent page showing in the main pages menu, here’s how to do it:

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