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1. toobroketofix
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I want to keep the sidebar on main page but remove it from everywhere else, and in addition, make the width for these other pages the full width. I'm using a custom theme, MistyLook 3.6.1, but the author says it's too complicated as it will require changing multiple files.

   Anyone got a clue?

2. Roy
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   You can make different sidebars, but your request requires removing the get-sidebar argument from all php files instead of the index.php and in order to use the space that comes free, you'll need to edit the style.css thus that you have a part for the index and a part for the rest. Undoubtly this is possible, but I'm not the person to help you with coding.

3. toobroketofix
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Thanks Gangleri,

   This points me in the right, albeit hair-tearing, direction.

4. bizarrerie
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   You could simply create a home.php template file. This is the file wordpress searches for first, as explained in the codex. Simply code a sidebar in home.php, and then manually delete the sidebar in all other templates (page.php, index.php, tag.php, etc...) and then style it to your liking.

   Hope this helps.

5. motti_b
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   To make your side bar disappear on a single post edit your sidebar code like so:

   At the very top of your sidebar file paste:

   <?php if(is_single()){}else{ ?> (that should be the first line of code)

   At the very end of your sidebar file paste:

   <?php } ?>
   (that should be the last line of code)
   That should make your sidebar disappear when viewing a single post.

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