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1. poopers
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   looking to have a dynamic sidebar, but sidebar template doesn't seem to realize what page it's being displayed on. My code is correct and I've tried multiple variances:

   <?php
   if (is_page('72'))
   {
       echo "page id 72";
   }
   ?>

   <?php
   if (is_page('content'))
   {
       echo "page named content";
   }
   ?>

   the two examples above do not parse at all; i.e. echoed text does not appear.

   <?php
   if (is_page())
   {
       echo "any page at all";
   }
   else
   {
       echo "this is NOT a page";
   }
   ?>

   the above example returns "this is not a page" on all pages, as well as home. All this code is being tested in the sidebar template, in the same wordpress theme I am using.

   I fear this may be an unfixable bug of some sort. What I may do instead to combat it is create a new template for every sidebar variance I require (i.e. multiple sidebar templates), then call specific versions on a per-page basis. Can anyone instruct me on how to do this?

   thank you.

2. syncbox
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Try not using the single quotes around the page number?

   <?php
   if (is_page(72))
   {
       echo ('page id 72');
   }
   ?>
   
   <?php
   if (is_page('content'))
   {
       echo ('page named content');
   }
   ?>

   That's the first thing I'd try... and then be sure you are getting to those pages, of course. When you are testing, what is the page url you are on?

3. syncbox
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   hmmm... I use if (is_page()) all the time in the sidebar.

   what version of WP are you using AND are you actually using pages? or posts?

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