Storefront Theme/WooCommerce Plugin Issue

  • thespookybookshelf

    (@thespookybookshelf)


    5 years, 10 months ago

    I am looking to find out how to fix an issue with the WooCommerce plugin and Storefront theme.

    When the WooCommerce plugin is active, you cannot use the page templates to change to full-width or homepage. You must deactivate the plugin to access the page templates in the page attributes.

    However, as soon as you reactivate the plugin, it discards the template you chose and reverts to the default template.

    I find it odd that the plugin the theme is designed to work with, removes page template options when activated.

    I was trying to use the full-width template as I am not interested in having sidebars on my site. While I realize I could make a child theme and remove the sidebars in functions.php, I was hoping to avoid doing so as a full-width template is built in to the theme.

    Any ideas short of my having to break down and child-theme Storefront to remove the sidebars through code?

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  • Riaan K.

    (@riaanknoetze)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi there,

    Would you mind sharing a screenshot of what you’re seeing on your side? The reason I’m asking is that I’m unable to replicate that on my side with both Storefront and WooCommerce active:


    Link to image: https://d.pr/i/uJet0G

    Thread Starter thespookybookshelf

    (@thespookybookshelf)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    Ok, here’s what I mean. This is on the live server – as you can see, WooCommerce is active and I don’t have the option of changing the page templates on the Storefront theme.


    Link to image: https://hazelandmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-24-at-1.20.44-AM.png

    Senff – a11n

    (@senff)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi @thespookybookshelf

    Thanks for that screenshot. The reason for this is that you have designated this particular page as the store’s Shop page (under WooCommerce → Settings → Product) When you do that, WooCommerce basically controls the look/settings for it, and you won’t be able to change the template for it.

    You should still be able to change it for other pages, though!

    Thread Starter thespookybookshelf

    (@thespookybookshelf)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    I don’t want it on the shop page though, that’s the problem. I don’t want it on any page. And it annoys me to no end because I see screenshots of people using Storefront without sidebars all the time. I’m assuming they’ve just removed all widgets from the sidebar and don’t have business partners who might add widgets in and make it show up again.

    I guess I’ll just ditch my website plans because that sidebar needs to be absolutely gone to prevent it from ever being used. (Interesting to note – you cannot unregister the sidebars – it doesn’t work at all.)

    Senff – a11n

    (@senff)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    If you only need to remove the sidebars from your pages, then that can be done by using some CSS code (if removing all widgets doesn’t help).

    Do you still have an example of your site online, so I can take a look and provide you with the code?

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