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1. Glenn Ansley
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Hi,
   I have setup a static posts page. The WordPress Page is "Weblog" with a slug of 'weblog'. In my sidebar.php, I have the following code:
   

   if(is_page('weblog')){
    //DO stuff like show categories
   }

   This doesn't seem to work.
   However, if I go to my settings and remove the static setting for blog posts page, and then navigate back to the weblog page, the above code outputs the expected result.

   It seems, then, that signifying a page as the static page for Blog Posts breaks the is_page() function for that page. Is this a known issue? I couldn't find anything mentioning it.

   Thanks.

2. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 4 years ago #

   The is_home() stuff got messed around with a bit in this release. Try using just is_home() to check for the main blog page. If you need to check for the static front page, try is_front_page().

3. Glenn Ansley
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Thanks Otto. Should I do this even if the weblog page mentioned above is different from the home page? I have another page with slug of sitehome set as the static Home page and it's working fine.

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