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Thanks! Eoin

I’ve been asked this question by another Alex Jeffreys Student. I’m guessing that more people will not know how to do this, so here’s how.

There are two versions of Wordpress being used at the moment, the older version, (which is what most people still use), and the newer version Wordpress 2.7, so I’ll add instructions for both.

I put the Ads in the Right Column of my Blog using the text Widget.

Yes … I know there are PlugIn to do this, but if you upgrade Wordpress, that PlugIn may not work afterward and your Ads stop showing.
The text Widget is far safer.
OK, I make the advert in HTML first, using Dreamweaver or NVU,

Then LogIn to your Blog and go to

Wordpress 2.7 = Appearance \ Widgets
OR
Older Wordpress version = Design \ Widgets.

Look for the text widget on the LEFT of screen.

Click Add.

Put the cursor over the new Blue text section on the RIGHT, hold down the left mouse button to move into the order you want it.

Then click Edit.

Paste the HTML into the white section.

Click Done.

Click Save Changes, (bottom Right)

Now open your Blog in another Browser window and see how it looks.

That’s basically what you do, you can edit and save as needed.

Eoin

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