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1. bigshift
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I have managed to change my functions.php file to allow me to create multiple sidebars/etc. with widgets here is a small sampling...

   <?php
   if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
       register_sidebar(array(
   		'name' => 'Sidebar 1',
           'before_widget' => '<div id="widget-%1$s" class="sidebar-box %2$s">',
           'after_widget' => '</div>',
           'before_title' => '<h3>',
           'after_title' => '</h3>',
       ));
   register_sidebar(array(
   		'name' => 'Sidebar 2',
           'before_widget' => '<div id="widget-%1$s" class="sidebar-box %2$s">',
           'after_widget' => '</div>',
           'before_title' => '<h3>',
           'after_title' => '</h3>',
       ));

   I have also managed to create an about.php template. Now to swap sidebars on this page, I thought it would be as simple as swapping out this line...

   <?php include ('sidebar 2.php'); ?>

   with

   <?php get_sidebar(); ?>

   However, that continually returns an error. So I am evidently missing something. Any thoughts?

   Thanks

2. Edward Caissie
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Have a look at this page in the codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Include_Tags

   The code above you are showing is for creating widget areas in your sidebar(s) ... it does not create the actual template file(s).

3. Sarah Gooding
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I just posted a blog about creating custom sidebars, headers, footers, etc. You can find the solution by using custom fields. Check out the quick tutorial here:
   http://wpmu.org/making-wordpress-more-modular-with-multiple-sidebars-headers-and-footers

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