The code to do this is wp_list_pages(); which you will need to copy and paste in to your sidebar. The pages will display as a list. Only pages underneath 2 (which is your about page) will be displayed.
The exact code you need is:
<?php
if($post->post_parent) // this is a subpage so link to the parent
$children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->post_parent."&echo=0");
else // this is the top page so link to the children, if they exist
$children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->ID."&echo=0");
if ($children) { ?>
<ul>
<?php echo $children; ?>
</ul>
<?php }; ?>
NB. Wherever you see & you need to change it to &
Read this for more help with the function wp_list_pages() or reply.
Hello there, bsutcliffe, I used:
<?php
if($post->post_parent)
$children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->post_parent."&echo=0");
else
$children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->ID."&echo=0");
if ($children) { ?>
<ul>
<?php echo $children; ?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>
This is the same as yours? I found it (luckily) in the supportfiles. It works great! But there is one problem: now the headermenu is screwed up! My menu looks like the following, I think (I didn’t make it myself):
<div id="header">
<div id="top">
<a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>"><h1><span><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></span></h1></a>
<ul id="menu">
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=' ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo get_category_link($blog_category_page); ?>">Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>">Home</a></li>
</ul>
<br class="clear" />
</div>
How can I get subcategories to stay out of this menu? Now the lay-out (as you can see at www customizen . nl – the page ‘over ons’ has a subpage called ‘Hello’) is screwed!
I hope you can help with this!
Replace
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=' ); ?>
with
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=1' ); ?>
This will allow only top level pages to display. Let me know how you get on.
bsutcliffe, it works great! The problem is gone. I just have one more question. Is there a way to add the parent_page in the sidebar menu? It should also be clickable, so when you are on a childpage, you should be able to get back to the parentpage through the sidebar-menu!
