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    I am new to WordPress and I have a lot of questions regarding how to customize my WordPress
    blog. First of all, I want to put a link in my blog that points to the forum I also have on my web site. I
    want to put it in the same area where WordPress has a link to the 'About' page. I know that you can
    add pages in the administrative area, but this would be a direct link to another URL rather than an
    added page.


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    Hey Xarzu,

    You can use a plugin to do this such as page links to: http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/

    Simply create a page called "forum" and scroll down the edit screen to the page links to section. Then enter yoursite.com/forum.

    Feel free to ask any more questions you can think of.
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    OR you can add an <li><a ... tag before or after your get_pages <ul>

    This would be a little more officiant BUT you'd only be able to position it at the start or the end of your list.
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    This would be a little more officiant BUT you'd only be able to position it at the start or the end of your list.
    You could use a plugin for that to :p
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    Quote Originally Posted by conorp View Post
    Hey Xarzu,

    You can use a plugin to do this such as page links to: http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/

    Simply create a page called "forum" and scroll down the edit screen to the page links to section. Then enter yoursite.com/forum.

    Feel free to ask any more questions you can think of.
    OK, the Installation does not make any sense. If you go to http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/ you will see step 4 is "Down below, in the advanced section, find the Page Links To widget and add a URL of your choosing". What advanced section? Down below what?

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    It should be somewhere in your post edit screen from memory
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    Or you could wait a few more days until WordPress 3.0 comes out and use the custom menu features which have a space for adding external pages to your menu.

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    +1 For the use of a harcoded <li> element. I would not suggest that you use this plugin http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/ I was recently hired to finish an already started custom WordPress installation that used this plugin and made my life a bit of a nightmare. I'm my experience with customizing WordPress it is always best to use the least complex method available. mkjones' is the best method IMO. Something like this in header.php:

    PHP Code:
    <ul>
    <?php wp_list_pages(); ?>
    <li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/forums/">Forums</a></li>
    </ul>
    On another note, once WordPress 3.0 hits the shelves, you will be able to take advantage of the new menu system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mfields View Post
    +1 For the use of a harcoded <li> element. I would not suggest that you use this plugin http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/ I was recently hired to finish an already started custom WordPress installation that used this plugin and made my life a bit of a nightmare. I'm my experience with customizing WordPress it is always best to use the least complex method available. mkjones' is the best method IMO. Something like this in header.php:

    PHP Code:
    <ul>
    <?php wp_list_pages(); ?>
    <li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/forums/">Forums</a></li>
    </ul>
    On another note, once WordPress 3.0 hits the shelves, you will be able to take advantage of the new menu system.
    Thanks for the tip. I have Upgraded to WordPress 3.0.

    But the new Menus option under Appearances says:
    The current theme does not natively support menus, but you can use the “Custom Menu” widget to add any menus you create here to the theme’s sidebar. But everything is gray and inactive. Have you tryed Wordpress 3.0?
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