Title: Variable in header.php not found in index.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Variable in header.php not found in index.php

 *  [Mads Phikamphon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madsphi/)
 * (@madsphi)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-headerphp-not-found-in-indexphp/)
 * Aloha,
 * I want to add a variable to my template header.php, so I can easily enable/disable
   ads, etc.
 * <?php $adsSwitch = false; ?>
 * Problem is I can’t see it in index.php. There is no problem accessing it in header.
   php.
 * <?php
 * if($adsSwitch == true)
    { // Show annoying ads }
 * ?>
 * Thanks.

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 *  [mrvox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrvox/)
 * (@mrvox)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-headerphp-not-found-in-indexphp/#post-612521)
 * yep, same here. added some code to the header.php and try to read the variables
   in sidebar.php – they are gone it seems.

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 * Last activity: [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-headerphp-not-found-in-indexphp/#post-612521)
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