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1. ServerStorm
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Hi,

   I am new to developing themes and have run into a snag which I am not sure how to troubleshoot or fix.

   In my functions.php I have put:

   function quickchic_widgets_init() {
   
   	register_sidebar(array(
   	'name'          => sprintf(__('A_%d'), $i )
   	,'id'   => 'widget_$i'
   	,'before_widget' => ''
   	,'after_widget'  => ''
   	));
   }
   
   add_action( 'init', 'quickchic_widgets_init' );

   In my header.php I have the following snippet of code:

   <div id='header_background'>
   	<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'A_0' ); ?>
   	<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'A_1' ); ?>
   </div>

   When I am in the Widgets Admin I can drag any plugins to either 'A_0' or 'A_1'. Say I drag the Text plugin to 'A_0', it displays, I type:

   <em class='header_img'></em>
   <em class='logo'></em>

   I then save. I then go to the user site and it shows that this has been pushed over. However if I refresh the Widgets Admin page then the text widget is gone, and the A_0 widget still shows.

   It is like it is always setting it to a new instance and not saving existing instances?

   I tested this with other widgets including Calander, Enhanced Text, and Links - all with the same result.

   Can you point me in the right direction.

   Steve

2. ServerStorm
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Interestly, If I enable assessibility mode then I assign a plugin to the a_0 widget then save. It does retain the instance even with refreshing the Widget Admin; however there is not way to edit what was originally set.

   Yes I did rename the widget to a_? as I read a google thread on capital names of widgets causing problems in version 3; I am using version 3.2.1

   This is true even shutting off assessibility mode the assigned plugin does not show as associated with the a_0 widget, and there is not a way to edit it in assessibility mode; just add and inactive functionality is available.

3. ServerStorm
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Hi,

   I got this working but I needed to make a small change.

   Here is my function.php code for the widget:

   function quickchic_widgets_init() {
   
   /*	register_sidebar(array(
   	'name'=> sprintf(__('a_%d'), $i )
   	,'id'   => 'widget_$i'
   	,'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">'
   	,'after_widget'  => '</div>'
   	,'before_title' => ''
   	,'after_title' => ''
   	));*/
   
   	register_sidebar( array(
   		'name' => __( 'Top Left', 'ciia' ),
   		'id' => 'sidebar-1',
   		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
   		'after_widget' => "</div>",
   		'before_title' => '',
   		'after_title' => '',
   	) );
   }

   You can see the new register_sidebar() 'Top Left' and you can see the more generic function of register_sidebar() sprintf(__('a_%d'), $i ) that I have commented out.

   Then in header.php the relevant widget code is:

   <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'Top Left' ); ?>

   Now when I add plugins to this widget it works; it saves.

   I believe this was a problem with generic function that I had.

   Hope this helps.

   Steve

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