Title: using conditionals to implement page specific sidebars
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# using conditionals to implement page specific sidebars

 *  [fitzpatrick512](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitzpatrick512/)
 * (@fitzpatrick512)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-conditionals-to-implement-page-specific-sidebars/)
 * Can’t seem to get this to work…
 * I have 3 different widgetized sidebars that I’d like to implement, 2 on a certain
   page, and 1 on any other page.
 * First I added my sidebars to the functions.php file:
 *     ```
       <?php
       	if ( function_exists('register_sidebars') )
       	register_sidebars(3);
       ?>
       ```
   
 * …and I’m wondering how I give each a name instead of a number?
 * I’m setting this up for a client and it will be much easier for them to understand
   if it said “home sidebar” “store sidebar” etc., instead of “Sidebar 1”, “Sidebar
   2” etc.
 * So I’m basing my code on this:
 *     ```
       <?php if ( is_home() ) { ?>
       ///code for first sidebar///
       </div>
       <?php } elseif ( is_page(’12’) )
       ///code for second sidebar///
       </div>
       <?php } else { ?>
       ///code for third sidebar///
       <?php } ?>
       <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 * And combining it with:
 * `<?php if ( is_home() || !dynamic_sidebar(1) ) : ?>`
 * And ending up with something that doesn’t work…
 * Any ideas or a link to a proper implementation of this idea?

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 *  Thread Starter [fitzpatrick512](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitzpatrick512/)
 * (@fitzpatrick512)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-conditionals-to-implement-page-specific-sidebars/#post-1523198)
 * I ended up with an admittedly less elegant solution:
 * Since the pages that I wanted to change happened to have their own templates,
   I was able to just change the call for sidebar.php on each page to call different
   instances of the sidebar, which in turn call for the custom sidebar I enabled
   in functions.php
 * I added additional sidebar.php files (sidebar-2.php etc.) to the server, and 
   have this code within it.
 *     ```
       <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar')
               || !dynamic_sidebar(2) ) : ?>
         <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 * Then I call his sidebar.-2.php file from the template files like so:
 * `<?php get_sidebar('2'); ?>`
 * So I got away with a half-assed solution this time, but I’m very interested n
   something more robust, surprised there isn’t a plugin or it.
 *  Thread Starter [fitzpatrick512](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitzpatrick512/)
 * (@fitzpatrick512)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-conditionals-to-implement-page-specific-sidebars/#post-1523442)
 * Ok, revisiting this issue for another project. I want to combine the following
   bits of code, in lay terms I want it to do this:
 * If it’s the homepage, display the “Homepage Sidebar”, if not, display the other
   side bar, “Sidebar”/
 *     ```
       <?php
       if (is_home()) {
          the_content();
       }
       else {
          the_excerpt();
       }
       ?>
   
       	<?php genesis_before_sidebar_widget_area(); ?>
       	<?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('Sidebar')) : ?>
   
       		<div class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">
       			<h4 class="widgettitle">Sidebar Widget Area</h4>
       			<div class="textwidget"><p><?php printf(__('This is the Sidebar Widget Area. You can add content to this area by visiting your <a href="%s">Widgets Panel</a> and adding new widgets to this area.', 'genesis'), admin_url('widgets.php')); ?></p></div>
       		</div></div>
   
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       		<?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('Homepage Sidebar')) : ?>
   
       		<div class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap">
       			<h4 class="widgettitle">Sidebar Widget Area</h4>
       			<div class="textwidget"><p><?php printf(__('This is the Sidebar Widget Area. You can add content to this area by visiting your <a href="%s">Widgets Panel</a> and adding new widgets to this area.', 'genesis'), admin_url('widgets.php')); ?></p></div>
       		</div></div>
   
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       	<?php genesis_after_sidebar_widget_area(); ?>
   
       </div>
       ```
   
 *  [Nathan Rice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathanrice/)
 * (@nathanrice)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-conditionals-to-implement-page-specific-sidebars/#post-1523464)
 * If you bought Genesis from [StudioPress](http://www.studiopress.com/) you should
   have access to the [support forums](http://www.studiopress.com/support) there,
   where you can get unlimited support from the developers of the theme itself. 
   I think you’ll have much better luck that way.

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