Wordpress hack: puts categories and tags and stuff in the sidebar for 2.5
by Sapphire (April 11, 2008)
I got inspired by Eric23’s version of edit-form-advanced.php, which put the categories back into the sidebar in Wordpress 2.5. I played with the code further, and managed to get the tags over there as well, which is something I always wanted. I made a modified version of it, which I was happy with until I saw Jabecker’s version, which put even more stuff in the sidebar.
I modified it to add the tags there, too. Now: I’m not a coder. This seems straightforward, and I don’t think it can blow up your Wordpress or cause locusts to rain on your house. But disclaimer: I don’t know what I’m going. I only know it worked for me.
If you want my version, here it is. Download it, unzip it and upload the three files into your /wp-admin folder, saving overtop of what was already there. Back up the original file so you can replace it if this breaks for you.
If you want Jabecker’s version or Eric23’s, you can get them from the links above. They deserve ALL THE CREDIT, I just modified one small thing.
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