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1. MCWebdesign
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   Hi, hoping someone can help.

   I have created a site with 6 sidebars names:
   sidebar.php
   sidebar-events.php
   sidebar-main.php
   sidebar-mission.php
   sidebar-resources.php
   sidebar-services.php

   I have registered them in the functions.php flie which reads as follows:

   <?php
   /**
    * @package WordPress
    * @subpackage Classic_Theme
    */
   
   automatic_feed_links();
   
   if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   	register_sidebar(array(
   	'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
   'after_widget' => '</li>',
   'before_title' => '',
   'after_title' => '',
   	));
   
   ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists ('register_sidebar')) {
       register_sidebar ('main');
   } ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists ('register_sidebar')) {
       register_sidebar ('events');
   } ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists ('register_sidebar')) {
       register_sidebar ('mission');
   } ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists ('register_sidebar')) {
       register_sidebar ('services');
   } ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists ('register_sidebar')) {
       register_sidebar ('resources');
   } ?>

   And all the sidebars show up in the widgets section of the admin area.

   Each page calls the appropriate sidebar using `
   <?php get_sidebar(6); ?>`

   I have tried using <?php include ('sidebar-resources.php') ?> and <?php get_sidebar(resources); ?> But the only sidebar that i can get to show is the default sidebar (with dynamic content)

   Any ideas?

   Oh the site is www.stjamescarlisle.org.uk

2. sleeplessinDC
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   In your pages, you just need
   <?php get_sidebar(); ?>

   Then in your sidebar.php file, call each sidebar like this:
   <ul class="sidebar_list">
   <?php if (!function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar(main)) : ?>

   <?php endif; ?>

   <?php if (!function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar(events)) : ?>

   <li class="widget">
   <?php ec3_get_calendar(); ?>

   <li class="widget">Events
   <?php ec3_get_events(5); ?>

   <?php endif; ?>

   <?php if (!function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar(mission)) : ?>

   <?php endif; ?>

   and so forth.

3. sleeplessinDC
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   For some reason the code above omitted the closing
   and so forth.
   </ul>

4. MCWebdesign
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   In your pages, you just need
   <?php get_sidebar(); ?>

   What do i put in the barckets of get sidebar to call each individual sidebar?

   this is the code i have in each of the sidebar.php files (which works fine for sidebar.php) it just doesnt work for the others
   

   <!-- begin sidebar -->
   
   <div id="sidebar">
   
   <ul>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
   
   <?php wp_list_pages('title_li=' . __('Pages:')); ?>
   
   <?php wp_list_bookmarks('title_after=&title_before='); ?>
   
   <?php wp_list_categories('title_li=' . __('Categories:')); ?>
   
   <li id="search">
   
   <label for="s">
   <?php _e('Search:'); ?>
   </label>
   
   <form id="searchform" method="get" action="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>">
   
   <div>
   
   <input type="text" name="s" id="s" size="15" /><br />
   
   <input type="submit" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Search'); ?>" />
   
   </div>
   
   </form>
   
   </li>
   
   <li id="archives"><?php _e('Archives:'); ?>
   
   <ul>
   
   <?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
   
   </ul>
   
   </li>
   
   <li id="meta">
   <?php _e('Meta:'); ?>
   
   <ul>
   
   <?php wp_register(); ?>
   
   <li>
   <?php wp_loginout(); ?>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" title="<?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>">
   
   <?php _e('<abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr>'); ?></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   
   <a href="<?php bloginfo('comments_rss2_url'); ?>" title="<?php _e('The latest comments to all posts in RSS'); ?>">
   <?php _e('Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr>'); ?></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="<?php _e('This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional'); ?>">
   <?php _e('Valid <abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr>'); ?></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/"><abbr title="XHTML Friends Network">XFN</abbr></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="http://wordpress.org/" title="<?php _e('Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.'); ?>">
   <abbr title="WordPress">WP</abbr></a></li>
   
   <?php wp_meta(); ?>
   </ul>
   
   </li>
   
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   </ul>
   
   </div>
   
   <!-- end sidebar -->

5. MCWebdesign
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   Ahh I just figured out what you are meaning. so my sidebar code now looks like this, though i still can't quite figure out how you tell which sidebar to appear on which page from this?
   

   <!-- begin sidebar -->
   
   <div id="sidebar">
   
   <ul>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
   
   <?php wp_list_pages('title_li=' . __('Pages:')); ?>
   
   <?php wp_list_bookmarks('title_after=&title_before='); ?>
   
   <?php wp_list_categories('title_li=' . __('Categories:')); ?>
   
   <li id="search">
   
   <label for="s">
   <?php _e('Search:'); ?>
   </label>
   
   <form id="searchform" method="get" action="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>">
   
   <div>
   
   <input type="text" name="s" id="s" size="15" /><br />
   
   <input type="submit" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Search'); ?>" />
   
   </div>
   
   </form>
   
   </li>
   
   <li id="archives"><?php _e('Archives:'); ?>
   
   <ul>
   
   <?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
   
   </ul>
   
   </li>
   
   <li id="meta">
   <?php _e('Meta:'); ?>
   
   <ul>
   
   <?php wp_register(); ?>
   
   <li>
   <?php wp_loginout(); ?>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" title="<?php _e('Syndicate this site using RSS'); ?>">
   
   <?php _e('<abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr>'); ?></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   
   <a href="<?php bloginfo('comments_rss2_url'); ?>" title="<?php _e('The latest comments to all posts in RSS'); ?>">
   <?php _e('Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr>'); ?></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="<?php _e('This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional'); ?>">
   <?php _e('Valid <abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr>'); ?></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/"><abbr title="XHTML Friends Network">XFN</abbr></a>
   </li>
   
   <li>
   <a href="http://wordpress.org/" title="<?php _e('Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.'); ?>">
   <abbr title="WordPress">WP</abbr></a></li>
   
   <?php wp_meta(); ?>
   </ul>
   
   </li>
   
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('main') ) : ?>
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('events') ) : ?>
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('mission') ) : ?>
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('resources') ) : ?>
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
    if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('services') ) : ?>
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   </ul>
   
   </div>
   
   <!-- end sidebar -->

6. MCWebdesign
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   Ok so i've had a bit more of a look around and i think i have made my references more exact.
   I am calling the sidebar as such
   <?php get_sidebar('sidebar-main'); ?>
   the functions.php file is as so:
   

   <?php
   /**
    * @package WordPress
    * @subpackage Classic_Theme
    */
    if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   register_sidebar(array('name'=>'')); ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar-main')); ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar-events')); ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar-mission')); ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar-services')); ?>
   <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   register_sidebar(array('name'=>'sidebar-resources')); ?>

   And I can edit the sidebars in admin ok, but only the first sidebar shows on the pages.

   Please can someone help?

7. MCWebdesign
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   I Managed to resolve this using php include in the end (even though it hadnt worked earlier)

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