new position right of logo?

I tried to add a new position right of the logo (similar to the "wine" template)
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in templateDetails.xml I added

<position>user6</position>

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in index.php I added

("layoutdesign", "++logo=6=0,user6=6=0& ...

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in layout.css I changed it to be similar to the wine template

.mp_user6 {
padding-top:10px;
}

.mp_user3 {
}

.mp_logo .cell_pad, .mp_user6 .cell_pad {
margin:0 10px;
padding-bottom:30px;
}

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but it does not show up. can you tell me what I am missing?

Your change appears ok, do you have module in that position or is the module assigned to that page , if no it will not be rendered and logo position will spread to 12 cells.

I made a custom module and set it to user6 and published to all pages.

In the template manager the layout designer won't let me drag user6 to the same row as the logo. I can however create a new row and drag user6 to the new row. The row shows at the bottom and user 6 still does not show up anywhere on the front of the website.

You must resize the logo module first. In template manager, you can resize space occupied by the module. Then, you will have space to drag the new module in. Also, you should resize the new module as well, as per your needs.