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    (@poper)


    Hi,
    I’ve check this codex article about sidebar customization but i’ve one question.

    I want to use some specific code (in the sidebar) for several specific pages (i.e. code x for pages 8,9,10; code y for pages 1,35), according to the article this should work:

    <?php
    // let's generate info appropriate to the page being displayed
    if (is_home()) {
    // we're on the home page, so let's show a list of all top-level categories
    echo "HTML for home page";

    } elseif (is_category()) {
    // we're looking at a single category view, so let's show _all_ the categories
    get_calendar();
    echo "HTMl for categories pages";

    } elseif (is_single()) {
    // we're looking at a single page, so let's not show anything in the sidebar
    get_calendar();
    echo "HTML for single posts";

    } elseif (is_page()) {
    // we're looking at a static page. Which one?
    if (is_page('8')) {
    // our about page.
    echo "HTML for page 8";

    } else {
    // catch-all for other pages
    echo "<p>Vote for Pedro!</p>";
    }
    } else {
    // catch-all for everything else (archives, searches, 404s, etc)
    echo "<p>Pedro offers you his protection.</p>";
    } // That's all, folks!
    ?>

    I wonder if it’s possible to assign differents values to that piece of the code above:

    // we're looking at a static page. Which one?
    if (is_page('8')) {
    // our about page.
    echo "HTML for page 8";

    in order to use the HTML not only in page #8 but also in #4, 5 etc..
    I don’t know PHP so I don’t know if this is possible.
    Thanks in advance.

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  • Absolutely! The “8” is just an example – you can use it with any of your page_id #s.
    And just a reminder, you can omit whatever you don’t need from that code: categories, single etc.

    Thread Starter poper

    (@poper)

    Thanks for you answer, but I understand that, but I want to know if that piece of code can be assigned to different pages at the same time (to avoid repeating code and increase the size of the file).

    // we’re looking at a static page. Which one?
    if (is_page(‘8 or 9 or 10‘)) {
    // our about page.
    echo “HTML for pages 8, 9 or 10”;

    I mean translate ‘8 or 9 or 10’ to PHP code.
    Thanks again and sorry for my English.

    I am not a coder by any means 🙁 – but I have seen examples around here like in this topic:
    http://wordpress.org/support/topic/30742?replies=3#post-173713

    Thread Starter poper

    (@poper)

    Thanks a lot moshu, I’m gonna try it

    Are you trying to do this?

    if ( is_page('3') || is_page(12) || is_page(22) || is_page(11) || is_page(13))
    {
    }

    or are you trying to avoid that?

    Thread Starter poper

    (@poper)

    strugglefish I’ve tried something similar:

    elseif (is_page()) {
    // we're looking at a static page. Which one?
    if (is_page('5' || '9' || '10' || '11')) {
    wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&exclude=8,3&title_li=');
    } elseif (is_page('8' || '3')) {
    // our about page.
    echo "HTML";
    } else {
    // catch-all for other pages
    echo "html";
    }

    It works, but It always show the HTML for the first option (even if the displayed page is #8 or 3)
    Thanks a lot

    This line is wrong:
    if (is_page('5' || '9' || '10' || '11')) {
    copy what was posted in his post!

    Thread Starter poper

    (@poper)

    Moshu and strugglefish thanks a lot, it works like a charm!

    Glad it worked out for you 🙂
    Happy blogging!

    Hello, I want my sidebar to appear right next to the comments/posts, instead it appears at the bottom of the page… PLease help… will appreciate it. Also, in the future i want to insert another sidebar adjacent to the current sidebar. Please guide me as to how can that be done. Thank you very much…..

    Well, you royally screwed up the default template – that is not for newbies to modify. If you don’t have a very good understanding of HTML and CSS – look for another theme that is close to what you want and modify that one. I don’t touch Kubrick, sorry.
    Themes: http://themes.wordpress.net

    And BTW, you cannot just “add” another sidebar – that means a re-design of the theme.

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