If you have chosen a blog layout with sidebars, you can add components to them.
See Sidebar Components for a list of the components and what they do.
Your blog provider may add mandatory components to your blog that you cannot edit or remove, but which you can reposition on your blog. By default, mandatory components are positioned on your blog depending on the layout you chose.
The default position of mandatory components in the component profile layout is:
| • | If three-column layout chosen for component profile, mandatory components default to the right column (and can be moved to the left column) |
| • | If two-column layout chosen for component profile, mandatory components default to the right column (and can be moved to the left column) |
| • | If single-column layout chosen for component profile, mandatory components default to the footer |
To add components to your sidebars
| 1. | Click the Look & Feel tab, and then click the Layout link at the top of the page. |
| 2. | Click the Columns tab and navigate to the bottom half of the page to view sidebar components and their placement: |
The graphic above is an example of a 3-column layout. The Left Column and Right Column each contain sidebar components. The Inactive column contains unused components that have not been selected and moved to the left or right column.
| 3. | To change a component's position, click and drag it to where you want it placed. You can move the component to another position inside the column, or to another column. |
| 4. | To make a component active, click and drag it from the Inactive column to the column in which you want it placed. |
| 5. | To make a component inactive, click and drag it into the Inactive column. |
Note: You cannot make a system component (such as your blog's name) inactive.
| 6. | To preview your blog and its new layout, click the Preview button at the bottom of the page. Close the window to continue making changes or to save the layout. |
| 7. | If you are satisfied with the layout, click the Save button. |
