Might change your sidebar file names to sidebar-1.php etc. as get_sidebar('1') will include sidebar-1.php
So then you would only need this:
get_sidebar($post->ID);
But if you want the if stuff
if ($post->ID == '1') {
//do what you need to display sidebar 1
}
if ($post->ID == '2') {
//do what you need to display sidebar 2
}
if ($post->ID == '3') {
//do what you need to display sidebar 3
}
or
if($post->ID == "1") {
echo "do sidebar 01 thingy";
} elseif($post->ID == "2") {
echo "do sidebar 02 thingy";
} elseif($post->ID == "3") {
echo "do sidebar 03 thingy";
} else {
echo "do default sidebar thingy";
}
Michael H:
I’m not looking to display a sidebar based on the current page post ID. Rather, the parent of the current page’s ID.
Thanks
Oh you did say that didn’t you? Oops!
Then try:
`
if ($post->post_parent) {
get_sidebar($post->post_parent);
} else {
get_sidebar();
}
Assumes you follow this advice:
Might change your sidebar file names to sidebar-1.php etc. as get_sidebar('1') will include sidebar-1.php
Makes sense but where in that code do i specify the id of the parent page?
I need to be able to say: If parent page id=1 show sidebar 1.
Just to clarify, I’m not showing the same sidebar on the child pages as the parent
Tell you what. Do this. I am going to assume that one of your parent pages had the ID number of 7. If you don’t have a parent page with ID 7, then where I refer to 7, use YOUR parent page ID.
1.Change to the WordPress Default theme.
2.Copy wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php to wp-content/themes/default/sidebar-7.php.
3.In wp-content/themes/default/sidebar-7.php, change this code:
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>' ); ?>
to this:
<?php echo '!!!!This is sidebar-7.php calling!!!! '; ?>
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>' ); ?>
4. In wp-content/themes/default/pages.php, change this code:
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
to this:
<?php
if ($post->post_parent) {
get_sidebar($post->post_parent);
} else {
get_sidebar();
}
?>
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