Title: Sidebar disappears for single posts
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Sidebar disappears for single posts

 *  Resolved [jcar9271](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcar9271/)
 * (@jcar9271)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-disappears-for-single-posts/)
 * When I am viewing a single post, my sidebar is gone. When I view the same post
   through categories – the sidebar is there. Obviously its a conditional tag but
   I cant work it out. Can someone notice whats going on with my sidebar code
 *  <div id=”sidebar”>
    -  <?php /* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
       if ( !
      function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?> <!–
    -  <?php //include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/searchform.php’); ?>
    -  –>
    -  <!– Author information is disabled per default. Uncomment and fill in your
      details if you want to use it.
    - <h2>Author</h2>
       <p>A little something about you, the author. Nothing lengthy,
      just an overview.</p>
    -  –>
    -  <?php if ( is_404() || is_single() || is_month() ||
       is_year() || is_search()
      || is_paged() || is_front_page() || is_archive() || is_category() || is_page_template()
      || is_page() ) { ?>
    -  <?php /* If this is a 404 page */ if (is_404()) { ?>
       <?php /* If this is
      a category archive */ } elseif (is_category()) { ?> <p><?php single_cat_title(”);?
      > category.</p>
    -  <?php /* If this is a yearly archive */ } elseif (is_day()) { ?>
       <p>You 
      are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?>
       blog archives
      
      for the day <?php the_time(‘l, F jS, Y’); ?>.</p>
    -  <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_month()) { ?>
       <p>You
      are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?>
       blog archives
      
      for <?php the_time(‘F, Y’); ?>.</p>
    -  <?php /* If this is a yearly archive */ } elseif (is_year()) { ?>
       <p>You
      are currently browsing the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?>
       blog archives
      
      for the year <?php the_time(‘Y’); ?>.</p>
    -  <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (is_search()) { ?>
       <p>
      You have searched the /”><?php echo bloginfo(‘name’); ?>
       blog archives
       for**‘
      <?php the_search_query(); ?>’**. If you are unable to find anything in these
      search results, you can try one of these links.</p>
    -  <?php /* If this is a monthly archive */ } elseif (isset($_GET[‘paged’]) &&!
      empty($_GET[‘paged’])) { ?>
       <p>You are currently browsing the /”><?php echo
      bloginfo(‘name’); ?>
       blog archives.</p>
    -  <?php } ?>
    -  <?php }?>
    -  <?php wp_list_pages(‘title_li=<h2>Pages</h2>’ ); ?>
    - <h2>Archives</h2>
 *  -  <?php wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’); ?>
 *  <?php wp_list_categories(‘show_count=1&title_li=<h2>Categories</h2>’); ?>
 *  <?php /* If this is the frontpage */ if ( is_home() || is_page() || is_category()
   || is_archive() || is_post() ) { ?>
    <?php wp_list_bookmarks(); ?> <?php } ?>
 *  <?php endif; ?>
 *  </div>

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 *  [VelvetBlues.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/velvetbluescom/)
 * (@velvetbluescom)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-disappears-for-single-posts/#post-879204)
 * Check the single.php file and see if it includes a sidebar.

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 * Last reply from: [VelvetBlues.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/velvetbluescom/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-disappears-for-single-posts/#post-879204)
 * Status: resolved

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