Title: Customizing sidebar
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Customizing sidebar

 *  Resolved [poper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poper/)
 * (@poper)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/)
 * Hi,
    I’ve check this codex article [about sidebar customization](http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar)
   but i’ve one question.
 * I want to use some specific code (in the sidebar) for several specific pages (
   i.e. code x for pages 8,9,10; code y for pages 1,35), according to the article
   this should work:
 * `<?php
    // let's generate info appropriate to the page being displayed if (is_home()){//
   we're on the home page, so let's show a list of all top-level categories echo"
   HTML for home page";
 * } elseif (is_category()) {
    // we're looking at a single category view, so let's
   show _all_ the categories get_calendar(); echo "HTMl for categories pages";
 * } elseif (is_single()) {
    // we're looking at a single page, so let's not show
   anything in the sidebar get_calendar(); echo "HTML for single posts";
 *  } elseif (is_page()) {
    // we're looking at a static page. Which one? if (is_page('
   8')) { // our about page. echo "HTML for page 8";
 *  } else {
    // catch-all for other pages echo "<p>Vote for Pedro!</p>"; } } else{//
   catch-all for everything else (archives, searches, 404s, etc) echo "<p>Pedro 
   offers you his protection.</p>"; } // That's all, folks! ?>
 * I wonder if it’s possible to assign differents values to that piece of the code
   above:
 * `// we're looking at a static page. Which one?
    if (is_page('8')) { // our about
   page. echo "HTML for page 8";
 * in order to use the HTML not only in page #8 but also in #4, 5 etc..
    I don’t
   know PHP so I don’t know if this is possible. Thanks in advance.

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360529)
 * Absolutely! The “8” is just an example – you can use it with any of your page_id#
   s.
    And just a reminder, you can omit whatever you don’t need from that code:
   categories, single etc.
 *  Thread Starter [poper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poper/)
 * (@poper)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360530)
 * Thanks for you answer, but I understand that, but I want to know if that piece
   of code can be assigned to different pages at the same time (to avoid repeating
   code and increase the size of the file).
 * // we’re looking at a static page. Which one?
    if (is_page(‘**8 or 9 or 10**‘)){//
   our about page. echo “HTML for pages 8, 9 or 10”;
 * I mean translate ‘8 or 9 or 10’ to PHP code.
    Thanks again and sorry for my English.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360535)
 * I am not a coder by any means 🙁 – but I have seen examples around here like 
   in this topic:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/30742?replies=3#post-173713](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/30742?replies=3#post-173713)
 *  Thread Starter [poper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poper/)
 * (@poper)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360544)
 * Thanks a lot moshu, I’m gonna try it
 *  [strugglefish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strugglefish/)
 * (@strugglefish)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360612)
 * Are you trying to do this?
    ` if ( is_page('3') || is_page(12) || is_page(22)
   || is_page(11) || is_page(13)) { }
 * or are you trying to avoid that?
 *  Thread Starter [poper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poper/)
 * (@poper)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360788)
 * strugglefish I’ve tried something similar:
 * `elseif (is_page()) {
    // we're looking at a static page. Which one? if (is_page('
   5' || '9' || '10' || '11')) { wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&exclude=8,3&
   title_li='); } elseif (is_page('8' || '3')) { // our about page. echo "HTML";}
   else { // catch-all for other pages echo "html"; }
 * It works, but It always show the HTML for the first option (even if the displayed
   page is #8 or 3)
    Thanks a lot
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360789)
 * This line is wrong:
    ` if (is_page('5' || '9' || '10' || '11')) {` copy what 
   was posted in his post!
 *  Thread Starter [poper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poper/)
 * (@poper)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360792)
 * Moshu and strugglefish thanks a lot, it works like a charm!
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360793)
 * Glad it worked out for you 🙂
    Happy blogging!
 *  [dbhanush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbhanush/)
 * (@dbhanush)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360812)
 * Hello, I want my sidebar to appear right next to the comments/posts, instead 
   it appears at the bottom of the page… PLease help… will appreciate it. Also, 
   in the future i want to insert another sidebar adjacent to the current sidebar.
   Please guide me as to how can that be done. Thank you very much…..
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-sidebar/#post-360813)
 * Well, you royally screwed up the default template – that is not for newbies to
   modify. If you don’t have a very good understanding of HTML and CSS – look for
   another theme that is close to what you want and modify that one. I don’t touch
   Kubrick, sorry.
    Themes: [http://themes.wordpress.net](http://themes.wordpress.net)
 * And BTW, you cannot just “add” another sidebar – that means a re-design of the
   theme.

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