WordPress as a CMS: A simple 2 column layout

[sly]

Hi,

I am trying to build a site that’s powered by WordPress as a cms, not a blog. I am struggling with a really simple thing. I can’t find the answer perhaps because I don’t know the ‘term’ to search for.

I want each page on my site to have 2 columns, a main column and a sidebar. The side bar is what I’m struggling with. I don’t want blog posts, categories, or calendars in there, I want unique text/pictures, just like I have unique text and images in the main column.

I can’t find how to create a template that when I create a ‘new page’ in admin, gives me the text areas required to add content into the main and side columns.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Sly.

[TheDoc]

You could use Advanced Custom Fields (plugin).

[chrisburton]

@TheDoc

Do you know of a few great articles that go into ‘Advanced Custom Fields’?

[TheDoc]

The plugin website itself has some pretty useful tutorials: http://plugins.elliotcondon.com/advanced-custom-fields/

Having said that, it’s pretty straightforward once you get into it.

[sly]

Wow, I think I could almost do this!!

Thanks for your help Doc!!

[Author]

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