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Description: Change text in the three "text area 1", "text area 2", etc. blocks on the right column of the main and child pages.

Cause:  The intent of this sidebar is to have the same information in the sidebar boxes in all the pages they appear. In other words, as it is written, the information in the sidebar boxes needs to be general site info you want on every page instead of information that may vary depending on the page.

Resolution:  Yes, that's the default, but if you want to create customized sidebars for different pages, you can. It does involve creating new templates and editing some code.

For example -- say you want your "About" page to have customized text.

1. Copy the "page.php" file and rename the copy "page_about.php". You're making a new template page here.
2. Copy the "sidebar_page.php" file and rename the copy "sidebar_about.php". You're creating a new sidebar template here.
3. Open the "sidebar_about.php" file and make whatever changes you want.
4. Open "page_about.php". At the very top, insert this code:

Code:
<?php
/*
Template Name: About Page
*/
?>

5. At the bottom of the file, change the sidebar call code to:

Code:
<!-- <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH."/sidebar_about.php");?> -->

6. Go into your WP Admin/Manage Pages. Open the About Page. Go down to the Page Template section, and select "About Page" as the new template. Save the page. This will connect the text you've entered on the page to the "page_about.php" file you created, which in turn calls the new "about" sidebar