Asymptomatic

Today is not the first day I’ve heard someone reference a web site and say, “Look at that cool shelf!”

What the heck are they talking about?

Maybe you’ve noticed it on my site, and maybe not because my design is purposefully inconspicuous. There is a small tab just under the masthead on the right side that says “More Stuff”. When you click on it, a large area slides open with a bunch of information on it. This is the “shelf”.

Personally, I’ve been calling this thing a “slidebar” (as opposed to a “sidebar”, no “L”), but I guess the Mac naming conventions apply somewhat. I first saw this type of thing on Shaun Inman’s site. But I’ve since seen it spread around to other sites, too.

Wanna learn how to make one and add some WordPress stuff to it? Let’s do it!