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1. inhouse
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Hello, I'm trying to learn how to use conditional tags in
   areas such as sidebar.php so that I can have dynamic content there
   such as a calendar widget, and fun facts widget on the home page and
   no where else.

   I looked into codex and am trying to make this work, but I'm missing something I think.

   <?php
   if ( is_home() ) {
       // add calendar widget to home page
       echo do_shortcode('[my_calendar format="mini" showkey="no"]');
   } else {}
   ?>

   I got this one to work fine except obviously the title still shows on every page.
   <div class="fun-facts-widget"><div id="fun-facts-widget-title">Fun Facts</div><?php if ( is_front_page() ){ if (function_exists (news_announcement)) news_announcement(); }?></div>

   I can't figure out how to use the conditional tag while keeping the content wrapped in divs for styling and any extra markup like headlines, etc.

   I just need a little assistance and I can be on my way I think. I'd appreciate any tips I can get. Still learning this stuff.

2. inhouse
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Ok, I have progress. Here is my code for anyone interested. Still have a lot to learn.
   

   <?php
   if ( is_front_page() ) {
       // we're on the home page, so let's show a list of all top-level categories
       echo "<div id='fun-facts-widget-title'>";
   	echo "Fun Facts";
   	echo "</div";
   	echo "<div id='fun-facts-widget'>";
       if (function_exists (news_announcement)) news_announcement();
       echo "</div>";
   	echo "<div class='calendar-widget-frame'>";
   	echo do_shortcode("[my_calendar format='mini' showkey='no']");
   	echo "</div>";
   } else {
       // catch-all for everything else (archives, searches, 404s, etc)
       echo "";
   } // That's all, folks!
   ?>

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