In the default 1.5 theme (Kubrick) the sidebar goes like this:
- calling the search form without any condition
- series of "if" statements (if category, day, month etc.) do this and that
- when home and/or page do the rest, too.
Though I am not a coder, but I can understand that much.
Here is my question: if I want the searchform to appear ONLY when those first six "if" situations exist, how should go? i.e. NO searchform on home page or Page page :) but in all other situations described by those if... lines.
Any PHP guru out there?
Thanks!
Easiest way is to go into searchform.php, make the first line (i.e. add this):
<?php if(!is_home() && !is_page()) : ?>
and the last line:
<?php endif; ?>
In case anyone is wondering:
if(!is_home()) = not home page
if(is_home()) = home page
Wow, that's a simple and elegant solution! Thank you very much!
It works (almost) perfectly. Almost, because I am an idiot and forgot there is one special page that I really need the searchform to appear on.
Any thoughts?
A Page page? A little less elegant solution:
<?php if(!is_home() && !is_page(#1) && !is_page(#2)) : ?>
Just add && !is_page(PAGEID#) for each Page you don't want the search form to appear on. Replace PAGEID# with, well, the Page ID #. You can also use the Page slug ('about-my-blog') or Page title ('About My Blog').
Pretty cool, huh?
The other way around... the first code
<?php if(!is_home() && !is_page()) : ?> was OK, but there is on Page page that has to have the form. I need the searchform on ONE Page page :)
What you are suggesting would mean to add to the code all my new pages whenever I make one?
Ok, back to elegant:
<?php if(!is_home() && (!is_page() || is_page(PAGEID#))) : ?>
Kewl!
Starting to love PHP... too bad I don't know it. LOL
