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1. cspalmisano
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I would like to construct at statement that says:

   If the parent of the current page is ID 1 show sidebar01.php
   else
   If the parent of the current page is ID 2 show sidebar02.php
   else
   If the parent of the current page is ID 3 show sidebar03.php

   I have reviewed the support section on conditionals and cannot figure out how to do this.

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Might change your sidebar file names to sidebar-1.php etc. as get_sidebar('1') will include sidebar-1.php

   So then you would only need this:
   

   get_sidebar($post->ID);

   But if you want the if stuff
   

   if ($post->ID == '1') {
   //do what you need to display sidebar 1
   }
   if ($post->ID == '2') {
   //do what you need to display sidebar 2
   }
   if ($post->ID == '3') {
   //do what you need to display sidebar 3
   }

   or
   

   if($post->ID == "1") {
     echo "do sidebar 01 thingy";
   } elseif($post->ID == "2") {
     echo "do sidebar 02 thingy";
   } elseif($post->ID == "3") {
     echo "do sidebar 03 thingy";
   } else {
     echo "do default sidebar thingy";
   }

3. cspalmisano
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Michael H:
   I'm not looking to display a sidebar based on the current page post ID. Rather, the parent of the current page's ID.

   Thanks

4. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Oh you did say that didn't you? Oops!

   Then try:
   `
   if ($post->post_parent) {
   get_sidebar($post->post_parent);
   } else {
   get_sidebar();
   }

   Assumes you follow this advice:

   Might change your sidebar file names to sidebar-1.php etc. as get_sidebar('1') will include sidebar-1.php

5. cspalmisano
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Makes sense but where in that code do i specify the id of the parent page?

   I need to be able to say: If parent page id=1 show sidebar 1.

6. cspalmisano
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Just to clarify, I'm not showing the same sidebar on the child pages as the parent

7. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Tell you what. Do this. I am going to assume that one of your parent pages had the ID number of 7. If you don't have a parent page with ID 7, then where I refer to 7, use YOUR parent page ID.

   1.Change to the WordPress Default theme.
   2.Copy wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php to wp-content/themes/default/sidebar-7.php.
   3.In wp-content/themes/default/sidebar-7.php, change this code:
   

   <?php wp_list_pages('title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>' ); ?>

   to this:
   

   <?php echo '!!!!This is sidebar-7.php calling!!!! '; ?>
   <?php wp_list_pages('title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>' ); ?>

   4. In wp-content/themes/default/pages.php, change this code:
   

   <?php get_sidebar(); ?>

   to this:
   

   <?php
   if ($post->post_parent) {
   get_sidebar($post->post_parent);
   } else {
   get_sidebar();
   }
   ?>

   For your review:
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