Theme developement – incative sidebars

  • Resolved eskimopest

    (@eskimopest)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    Im staring to develop a theme but i have a litle issue. I’m trying to add a sidebar to my theme with this code

    function theme_2_widgets_init() {
	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __('Sidebar', 'theme_2'),
		'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
		'description'   => __('Add widgets here to appear in your sidebar.', 'theme_2' ),
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h4 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h4>',
	) );
}
add_action('widgets_init', 'theme_2_widgets_init');

    The thing is, when i go to Appearence -> widgets, my sidebar is there but there is an incative sidebar thats says “this sidebar is no longer available and does not show anywhere on your site…”

    is this normal to happen?

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  • HudsonValleyWebDesign

    (@jaycbrf)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    This is from my functions.php:

    // Sidebars & Widgetizes Areas
    function JD_bootstrap_register_sidebars() {
    register_sidebar(array(
    ‘id’ => ‘sidebar1’,
    ‘name’ => ‘Main Sidebar’,
    ‘description’ => ‘Main Sidebar’,
    ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s”>’,
    ‘after_widget’ => ‘</div>’,
    ‘before_title’ => ‘<h3 class=”widgettitle”>’,
    ‘after_title’ => ‘</h3>’,
    ));
    register_sidebar(array(
    ‘id’ => ‘social’,
    ‘name’ => ‘Social Bar’,
    ‘description’ => ‘Top Social and Contact info’,
    ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s”>’,
    ‘after_widget’ => ‘</div>’,
    ));
    register_sidebar(array(
    ‘id’ => ‘footer’,
    ‘name’ => ‘Footer Widget’,
    ‘description’ => ‘Address’,
    ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s col-sm-12″>’,
    ‘after_widget’ => ‘</div>’,
    ‘before_title’ => ‘<h3 class=”widgettitle”>’,
    ‘after_title’ => ‘</h3>’,
    ));

    } // don’t remove this bracket!
    add_action( ‘widgets_init’, ‘JD_bootstrap_register_sidebars’ ); // This function initializes widgets

    stanordan

    (@stanordan)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    If you remove all widgets from the inactive sidebar, that warning should disappear.

    Thread Starter eskimopest

    (@eskimopest)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Stanordan, I have this issue but i manage to make a workaround. Dont know why it happens but i copy another theme i was making and just changed the theme slugs. Now all is fine. Dont know why, the from functions.php is exactly the same. Now when i install the new theme the sidebar gets registred and appears with the default widgets inside. Im new to wordpress developement but i guess this is the default behaviour of wordpress when a new sidebar is registred right? nedd to figure out why the sidebar wasent working.

    anyway tks =)

    Thread Starter eskimopest

    (@eskimopest)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    HudsonValleyWebDesign tks but i manage to do a workaround. Still have to see what was causing the issue.

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