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1. kennethwatt
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hi
   I have some static widgets in the sidebar.php, and a widget in the dynamic sidebar. I want to hide the dynamic sidebar if the post is in the category "artists". Does the following code not work as it's not in the loop?
   

   <?php if (in_category('Artists')) { ?>
   No dynamic sidebar shown.
   <?php }else{ ?>
   <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
             if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?><?php endif; ?>
   <?php } ?>

   The above code has been put in the sidebar.php.
   What's wrong?
   Thanks in advance,
   Kenneth

2. zero2heromn
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I actually have almost the same question as you. I might as well ask it here rather than create another thread.

   How can I not display a sidebar when not on my main page. I.E. when displaying a blog post.

   It should be about the same procedure as above.

3. nazieb
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   If not in the Loop, you need to specify the current post ID as the second parameter for in_category function.

   Perhaps this could help:

   <?php if (in_category('Artists'), $id) { ?>
   No dynamic sidebar shown.
   <?php }else{ ?>
   <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
             if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?><?php endif; ?>
   <?php } ?>

4. kennethwatt
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Sorry, stuck your code in - got the following error:
   Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ',' in /****/****/public_html/forecourt.org.uk/wp-content/themes/asusena/sidebar.php on line 44
   Is it because i'm not replacing the $id with an actual number?

5. kennethwatt
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   @zero2heromn
   Should it not just be:
   

   <?php if (is_front_page()) { ?>
   <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
             if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
   <?php }else{ ?>
   No sidebar. Woohoo.
   <?php endif; ?>
   <?php } ?>

6. kennethwatt
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   That will just hide a dynamic sidebar though. Maybe put conditional tags in the bottom of pages where it says <?php get_sidebar(); ?>.

   Edit the code I gave so that it has <?php get_sidebar(); ?> where it calls the sidebar.

   Sorry for the multiple posts BTW.

7. nazieb
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Oh, sorry I put the $id in the wrong place.. My bad..
   Don't change the $id. I think the $id the ID of the current post.

   Try this:

   <?php if (in_category('Artists', $id)) { ?>
   No dynamic sidebar shown.
   <?php }else{ ?>
   <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
             if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?><?php endif; ?>
   <?php } ?>

8. kennethwatt
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks Nazieb that's great :-)

   K

9. kennethwatt
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Sorry, but I've just realised that it's not displaying on the home page.

   It's working fine everywhere else.

   Tried changing it to:
   

   <?php if (in_category('artists', $id)) { ?>
   <?php if (is_home()) ?>
   <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
             if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
   <?php }else{ ?>
   <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
             if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?><?php endif; ?>
   <?php } ?>

   But comes up with error.

   Sorry - can't give live URL, as company I'm developing for won't allow me.

   K

10. kennethwatt
    Member
    Posted 4 months ago #

    Would it be best for me to create another if (is_home)?

    K

11. nazieb
    Member
    Posted 4 months ago #

    Try this:

    <?php if (in_category('Artists', $id) && !is_home()) { ?>
    No dynamic sidebar shown.
    <?php }else{ ?>
    <?php   /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
              if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?><?php endif; ?>
    <?php } ?>

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