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how do you always display the top bar (But not the sidebar) on wordpress?

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You can always display a theme’s top bar while hiding the sidebar by adjusting your theme settings or using custom CSS. [1, 2]

Theme Customizer
  • Go to your WordPress dashboard.
  • Click on Appearance and select Customize.
  • Look for Top Bar or Header Settings to ensure the top bar is enabled globally.
  • Navigate to Sidebar or Layout Settings and change the default layout to No Sidebar.
  • Click Publish to save changes. [1, 2]

Custom CSS
  • If your theme lacks a specific toggle, go to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS.
  • Add code to hide the sidebar container while leaving the header intact:
    css
    .sidebar, #secondary {
    display: none !important;
}
.content-area, #primary {
    width: 100% !important;
}
    Use code with caution.

  • Click Publish. [1]

If you share your specific WordPress theme name, I can give you the exact class names or menu paths for your setup.

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how do i delete the comments section from every page? i’m trying to use this for my own notes and wordpress keeps assuming it’s a blog. it’s so hard to delete blocks /sections/ gadgets on a page

You can instantly remove comments from every page and post in WordPress without editing pages individually by using the Disable Comments plugin. [1, 2]
Using the Disable Comments Plugin (Fastest Global Method)
  • Go to your WordPress dashboard, click Plugins, and select Add New Plugin.
  • Search for Disable Comments, then click Install Now and Activate.
  • Navigate to Settings and select Disable Comments.
  • Choose Everywhere (to disable comments globally across the entire site) or select On certain post types and check Pages.
  • Click Save Changes to immediately strip the comment section from all existing and future pages. [1, 2, 3]

Preventing Comments on Future Pages (Without Plugins)
  • Go to your WordPress dashboard and click Settings, then Discussion.
  • Uncheck the box that says “Allow people to submit comments on new posts”.
  • Uncheck “Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles” to block spam pingbacks.
  • Scroll down and click Save Changes. (Note: This only applies to newly created pages/posts, which is why a plugin or bulk edit is needed for older content.) [1, 2, 3, 4]

If you’d like, let me know:
  • Are you using the block editor (Gutenberg) or a page builder?
  • Do you want to keep the plugin active, or prefer a code/database cleanup?

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how do i get rid of the footer and other template parts? all i see on the 3-dot menu for the footer is ‘duplicate’. all I wanted to do was create a page on which I could make notes for myself..in retrospect an html page with an embedded tinymce or markdown editor wouldhave been better than wordpress. but i’m hoping to salvage what i started

You can easily salvage this by switching to a Blank Template for your notebook pages, which instantly strips away the header, footer, and sidebars so you just get a clean canvas for your notes.
The reason you only see “Duplicate” in that menu is because you are currently inside the Site Editor editing the global Footer Template Part itself rather than a specific page. You cannot delete a template part from inside its own dedicated isolated editor view.
Here is the quickest way to fix your WordPress setup so it acts like a clean scratchpad:
Step 1: Assign a “Blank” Template to your Page
Instead of trying to delete the footer from your whole website, just tell your specific note-taking page to ignore headers and footers entirely.
  • Exit the Template Editor: Click the WordPress logo or the < Back button in the top left corner to go back to your main Pages list.
  • Edit your Page: Open the specific page you want to use for your notes.
  • Open the Page Settings: Click the Settings icon (the gear/sidebar icon) in the top-right corner.
  • Switch to Blank: Look at the right-hand panel under the Page tab. Find the Template section, click on the current template name (usually “Page” or “Default”), and change it to Blank.

If your theme doesn’t have a built-in Blank option, you can click New Template (the little paper icon next to the template selection) and create one called “My Notes” without adding a footer.
Step 2: Delete the content inside the Footer (Alternative)
If you want to keep your current layout but just want that specific text (“Proudly powered by WordPress” and “vgdev”) gone, you don’t need to delete the template part. You can just delete the blocks inside it.
  • Click on the text blocks: Click directly onto the text that says "Proudly powered by WordPress".
  • Open the block settings: Click the three vertical dots on the small floating toolbar that pops up right above the text block.
  • Delete it: Click Delete (or use the shortcut Shift + Alt + Z / Backspace on an empty block).
  • Do the same for the "vgdev" site title block on the left, then click Save.

If you’d like to get this streamlined further, tell me:
  • Do you want every new page you create to automatically start blank, or are you just using one long running page for your notes?
  • Would you like recommendations on distraction-free writing plugins that mimic simple markdown or notepad setups within WordPress?

yes, every page simple text ..a scratchpad, maybe another few archive or reference pages
To automatically turn your entire WordPress site into a clean, distraction-free markdown scratchpad for every page you create, follow these steps.
Step 1: Force Every Page to Use the Blank Template
Instead of changing the template manually every time you create a new page, you can set the Page template to be completely empty.
  1. Go to Appearance > Editor from your dashboard.
  2. Click on Templates and select Page (this controls the default layout for all standard pages).
  3. Open the List View (the icon with three staggered horizontal lines in the top-left corner) to see your layout structure.
  4. Click the three dots next to the Header and Footer template parts in that list and click Delete or Remove.
  5. Click Save in the top right. Now, every standard page you create will automatically open as a completely blank canvas.

Step 2: Use Markdown for Fast Writing
Since your goal is quick notes and reference archives, you don’t need to manually click buttons to format text. The default WordPress block editor natively supports standard Markdown shortcuts:
  • Type # followed by text for a main title (H1).
  • Type ## for subheadings (H2).
  • Type - or * to immediately start a bulleted list.
  • Type 1. to start a numbered list.
  • Type > for a blockquote.

Step 3: Turn On “Distraction-Free” Mode
To hide all the WordPress sidebar menus, top bars, and formatting buttons while you write, turn on the built-in typewriter mode:
  1. Open any page to write.
  2. Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the screen.
  3. Check the option for Distraction-free.

The entire interface will vanish, leaving you with nothing but a clean, empty white screen to type your notes on. The sidebars will only reappear when you hover your mouse near the top edge of the screen.
To organize your scratchpad moving forward, let me know:
  • Do you want to build a quick index/sidebar menu to easily jump between your current scratchpad and your archived reference pages?
  • Would you prefer a way to keep this notebook completely private/hidden from the public internet?

no need for privacy, it’s not sensitive data. simple navigation sidebar easily hidden or collapsed would be handy. I prefer that all text (aside from standard blue hyperlinks) is black (not dark grey) and all backgrounds are white. WordPress seems to default to the inverse of that for many navigation / admin sectionsl

To get a crisp black-and-white theme with a collapsible sidebar menu for navigating your archives, you can configure these options natively within the WordPress Site Editor.
Here is how to set up the clean layout, the color overrides, and a simple sidebar layout.
Step 1: Force Pure Black Text and White Backgrounds
WordPress block themes use a global styling system called “Styles” to manage defaults. You can override your theme’s dark gray defaults here:
  1. Go to Appearance > Editor.
  2. Click the Edit canvas area to open the full editor.
  3. Click the Styles icon in the top-right corner (a split circle icon half black, half white).
  4. Click Colors, then select Text. Change the color code to pure black (#000000).
  5. Go back one menu, select Background, and change it to pure white (#FFFFFF).
  6. Go back to the main Styles menu, select Blocks, choose Navigation, and set its text to black and background to white as well.
  7. Click Save in the top right to apply this site-wide.

Step 2: Build a Collapsible Navigation Sidebar
Since you are using the standard page templates, you can use the Columns block to build a quick side-by-side notebook view.
  1. Go back to your default Page template view (Appearance > Editor > Templates > Page).
  2. Insert a Columns block with a “33 / 66” or custom split (e.g., a narrow left column and wide right column).
  3. In the narrow left column, add a Navigation block or a simple List block containing links to your scratchpad, archives, and reference pages.
  4. In the wide right column, add the Content block (which automatically pulls in the text of whatever page you are viewing).

To Make It Easily Hidden/Collapsible
WordPress does not have a native “click to collapse sidebar” button for page content out of the box, but you can achieve this seamlessly using one of two methods:
  • The Low-Tech Keyboard Shortcut: When you are working on your notes and want the menu to go away entirely, simply hit Ctrl + Shift + \ (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + \ (Mac) to instantly toggle the WordPress desktop distraction-free view.
  • The Dropdown Details Block: Instead of a fixed column, wrap your navigation menu inside a Details block (an expandable accordion) at the very top of your template. You can name it “📁 Index”. When clicked, it expands downward to show your archives; when clicked again, it collapses out of sight into a single text line.

Would you like the exact custom CSS code snippet to turn that left sidebar column into a modern toggle button that slides out of view, or does the built-in Details block accordion sound like a simple enough solution for your notes?