Comments on: How to make the most out of your sidebar http://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar A blog all about WordPress. Yes, we're a bit meta. Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Romanhttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-99948 Roman Thu, 12 May 2011 11:19:58 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-99948 Thank you for this great post, I'm trying to use it on my site. In the second code set, you forgot an ";" after <code>get_sidebar()</code>.But anyway, very useful code! Greetings Thank you for this great post, I’m trying to use it on my site.
In the second code set, you forgot an “;” after get_sidebar().

But anyway, very useful code!
Greetings

]]> By: Daniellehttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4556 Danielle Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:23:25 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4556 Is it possible to assign a sidebar to more than one page at a time?example: if (is_page(’About, Products, Contact’)) { get_sidebar(’about’); // includes sidebar-about.phpThe above example doesn't work, but is there a way to do it that would work? Is it possible to assign a sidebar to more than one page at a time?

example:
if (is_page(’About, Products, Contact’)) {
get_sidebar(’about’); // includes sidebar-about.php

The above example doesn’t work, but is there a way to do it that would work?

]]> By: How to make wordpress sidebars only appear on certain pages for search engine optimization | Ken H. Judyhttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4555 How to make wordpress sidebars only appear on certain pages for search engine optimization | Ken H. Judy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:01:41 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4555 [...] to some sample code from wpcandy.com, this was trivially easy to [...] [...] to some sample code from wpcandy.com, this was trivially easy to [...]

]]> By: Jack Yanhttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4554 Jack Yan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:15:45 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4554 Fantastic! There are a lot of help pages out there for people who do not have a functions.php in their default Wordpress skin. Yours is the first I have found with a proper hack for those of us who do. Thank you! Fantastic! There are a lot of help pages out there for people who do not have a functions.php in their default WordPress skin. Yours is the first I have found with a proper hack for those of us who do. Thank you!

]]> By: 100+ Massive Wordpress Tutorial Collection | tripwire magazinehttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4553 100+ Massive Wordpress Tutorial Collection | tripwire magazine Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:36:32 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4553 [...] How to make the most out of your sidebar When designing a WordPress site, many people overlook the power of the sidebar. It’s an excellent way to display information, and an even better way to display page-relevant information that doesn’t really fit into the “content” area of that page. Better yet, using dynamic content for the sidebar will make sure the user pays attention to it, since it (generally) displays less cluttered information and is obviously relevant to the page the user is currently browsing. Examples would be posts in the same category, author information, or specific ads for specific categories. What I will cover here today are various methods of displaying dynamic content for your sidebar. I know a few myself, but I also went ahead and looked for various other methods . New Page Menu in WordPress 2.7 Another ustin Tadlock article shows you how the new function wp_page_menu() removes a lot of the work you may do with using wp_list_pages() function. [...] [...] How to make the most out of your sidebar When designing a WordPress site, many people overlook the power of the sidebar. It’s an excellent way to display information, and an even better way to display page-relevant information that doesn’t really fit into the “content” area of that page. Better yet, using dynamic content for the sidebar will make sure the user pays attention to it, since it (generally) displays less cluttered information and is obviously relevant to the page the user is currently browsing. Examples would be posts in the same category, author information, or specific ads for specific categories. What I will cover here today are various methods of displaying dynamic content for your sidebar. I know a few myself, but I also went ahead and looked for various other methods . New Page Menu in WordPress 2.7 Another ustin Tadlock article shows you how the new function wp_page_menu() removes a lot of the work you may do with using wp_list_pages() function. [...]

]]> By: Troyhttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4551 Troy Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:01:01 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4551 I am using a theme with 3 sidebars. A top sidebar and two sidebars below the top one. I would like to use a different top sidebar for each category so I can have different videos and other information specific to that category.I'm missing something. Which Wordpress file do I add this code to and where in the page do I insert the code? I am using a theme with 3 sidebars. A top sidebar and two sidebars below the top one. I would like to use a different top sidebar for each category so I can have different videos and other information specific to that category.

I’m missing something. Which WordPress file do I add this code to and where in the page do I insert the code?

]]> By: stephen-turner.net » links for 2009-04-16http://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4550 stephen-turner.net » links for 2009-04-16 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:29:38 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4550 [...] How to make the most out of your sidebar — WPCandy — WordPress Themes, Plugins, Tips, and Tricks Significant page for Wordpress coding, especially "different sidebar for each page" section. Use this for work. (tags: wordpress development programming) Share and Enjoy: [...] [...] How to make the most out of your sidebar — WPCandy — WordPress Themes, Plugins, Tips, and Tricks Significant page for WordPress coding, especially "different sidebar for each page" section. Use this for work. (tags: wordpress development programming) Share and Enjoy: [...]

]]> By: links for 2009-04-12 | This Inspires Mehttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4549 links for 2009-04-12 | This Inspires Me Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:55:08 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4549 [...] How to make the most out of your sidebar (tags: wordpress blogdesign) [...] [...] How to make the most out of your sidebar (tags: wordpress blogdesign) [...]

]]> By: How To Make The Most Out Of Your Sidebar : Design Newzhttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4548 How To Make The Most Out Of Your Sidebar : Design Newz Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:01:41 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4548 [...] How To Make The Most Out Of Your Sidebar [...] [...] How To Make The Most Out Of Your Sidebar [...]

]]> By: Pontushttp://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-your-sidebar#comment-4547 Pontus Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:12:08 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1719#comment-4547 @Mitch:You're right, there is a syntax error. At the end, there is a double else, a misstake while formatting the article properly. Also, the first if statement wasn't closed off properly. The code below is valid, just put it in between php tags:if(is_page()) { // We're on a "page", which? if (is_page('About')) { // Ah, the about page! get_sidebar('about'); // includes sidebar-about.php } elseif (is_page('archives')) { get_sidebar('archives'); // includes sidebar-archives.php } elseif (is_page('contact')) { get_sidebar('contact'); // includes sidebar-contact.php } else { // if we're not any of the above pages get_sidebar(); // includes regular sidebar.php } }; @Mitch:

You’re right, there is a syntax error. At the end, there is a double else, a misstake while formatting the article properly. Also, the first if statement wasn’t closed off properly. The code below is valid, just put it in between php tags:

if(is_page()) {
// We’re on a “page”, which?
if (is_page(‘About’)) {
// Ah, the about page!
get_sidebar(‘about’); // includes sidebar-about.php
} elseif (is_page(‘archives’)) {
get_sidebar(‘archives’); // includes sidebar-archives.php
} elseif (is_page(‘contact’)) {
get_sidebar(‘contact’); // includes sidebar-contact.php
} else {
// if we’re not any of the above pages
get_sidebar(); // includes regular sidebar.php
}
};

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