Title: multiple sidebars problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# multiple sidebars problem

 *  Resolved [redgoatcreative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redgoatcreative/)
 * (@redgoatcreative)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-sidebars-problem/)
 * Basically I tried to setup separate sidebars for specific pages on a site. In
   the widgets cp I see the sidebars listed and can add widgets which then appear
   on the page. However when I return to the widgets cp all of the widgets are gone
   from the sidebars. Here’s the code I used:
 * functions.php
 *     ```
       if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') ) {
       	register_sidebar( array(
               'name' => ('Main Sidebar'),
               'id' => 'sidebarMain',
               'description' =>  ('Main site sidebar (default'),
               'before_widget' => '',
               'after_widget' => '',
               'before_title' => '',
               'after_title' => ''
           ) );
       	register_sidebar( array(
               'name' => ('Homepage Sidebar'),
               'id' => 'sidebarHomepage',
               'description' => ('Use to create 3 column layout on homepage.'),
               'before_widget' => '<div class="hpColumn %1$s">',
               'after_widget' => '</div>',
               'before_title' => '<h2>',
               'after_title' => '</h2>'
           ) );
       	register_sidebar( array(
               'name' => ('Contact Sidebar'),
               'id' => 'sidebarContact',
               'description' => ('Use for contact form.'),
               'before_widget' => '',
               'after_widget' => '',
               'before_title' => '',
               'after_title' => ''
           ) );
       	register_sidebar( array(
               'name' => ('Blog Sidebar'),
               'id' => 'sidebarBlog',
               'description' => ('Use for contact blog.'),
               'before_widget' => '',
               'after_widget' => '',
               'before_title' => '',
               'after_title' => ''
           ) );
   
       }
       ```
   
 * On a specific template page (contact) I have:
    `get_sidebar( 'contact' );`
 * and then have
    sidebar-contact.php
 *     ```
       <?php 	/* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
       					if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || dynamic_sidebar('Contact Sidebar') ) : ?>
       			<?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 * Any help would be appreciated.

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-sidebars-problem/)
 * Status: resolved

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