Code for calling Sidebars not working

include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar1.php');

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)

Hi, thanks for the response.

I’ve been playing around with this a bit and have modified my code.
I now have two sidebars called sidebar.php and sidebar2.php

Have tried the following code without success –

<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php 

if  (is_page('36'))  { 

include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/sidebar2.php'); 

} else { 

get_sidebar();

}	

?>

My code for sidebar2 is as follows

<div id="sidebar1" class="column">

	<ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">

	<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

	</ul>
	</div>

	<div>

	<h2>Archives</h2>

				<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>

  <!-- end #sidebar2 --></div>

I don’t seem to be able to get sidebar2 which shows the archive to display. I’ve tried (is_page(’36’) without the quotes around the number, but that doesn’t seem to work either!

Not sure where I’m going wrong?

Would be grateful for any advice.

Myles

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)

I’ve also tried using a conditional statement just in the one sidebar as follows:

<?php
if (is_page ('News')) { ;?>

<div id="sidebar1" class="column">
<ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">

	<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

	</ul>
	</div>

	<div>

	<h2>Archives</h2>

				<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?></div>

<?php } else { ?>
<div id="sidebar1" class="column">
<ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">

	<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

	</ul>

<?php } ?>

  <!-- end #sidebar --></div>

That doesn’t seem to have any affect either!

Anyone got any ideas on why my code isn’t working?

(@buddha-trance)

I just tested this, and it worked:

<?php if ( is_page('36') ) { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar2.php');?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar.php');?>
<?php } ?>

Hope it helps!

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)

Hi buddha trance,

Thanks for the help. I’ve tried that code, but it still doesn’t seem to display sidebar2.php for some reason. I can’t see where I’m going wrong.

My index.php is as follows:

<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php if ( is_page('36') ) { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar2.php');?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar.php');?>
<?php } ?>

<div id="mainContent" class="column">
    <?php if (have_posts()): ?><?php while(have_posts()):the_post(); ?>

<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_id(); ?>">

		<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

	<div class="entry">

		<?php the_content(); ?>

		<p class="postmetadata">
<?php _e('Filed under:'); ?> <?php the_category(', ') ?> <?php _e('by'); ?> <?php  the_author(); ?><br />
<?php comments_popup_link('No Comments »', '1 Comment »', '% Comments »'); ?> <?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' | ', ''); ?>
				</p>

	</div>

</div>

	<?php endwhile; ?>

		<div class="navigation">
		<?php posts_nav_link('','Previous page','Next page'); ?>
		</div>

	<?php else: ?>

		<div class="post">
			<h2><?php_e('not_found'); ?></h2>
		</div>
              <?php endif; ?>

<!-- end #mainContent --></div>
<!-- This clearing element should immediately follow the #mainContent div in order to force the #container div to contain all child floats --><br class="clearfloat" />

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Code for sidebar.php is –

<div id="sidebar1" class="column">
<ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">

	<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

	</ul>

<!-- end #sidebar --></div>

And sidebar2.php is as follows –

<div id="sidebar1" class="column">

	<ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">

	<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

	</ul>
	</div>

	<div>

	<h2>Archives</h2>

			<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>

<!-- end #sidebar2 --></div>

When uploaded, only sidebar appears to be showing on the News page –
https://really-valid-info.com/blog/?page_id=36

I can’t see why this is not working?

(@buddha-trance)

I am not sure if this makes a difference, but the way I tested it, was by editing sidebar.php, and not index.php

Try this way:
Keep index.php as it was originally, it will call for the sidebar the usual way <?php get_sidebar(); ?>

Make a copy of sidebar.php, and rename it sidebar1.php

Edit sidebar.php and just use that code, except that now you want to call sidebar1.php (instead of sidebar.php) and sidebar2.php

<?php if ( is_page('36') ) { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar2.php');?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar1.php');?>
<?php } ?>

The content of your sidebars is in sidebar1 and sidebar2, while sidebar.php has the conditional code (which I tested to work). See if it works that way.

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)

This isn’t working for me for some reason.

I’ve only got six templates currently in the theme. Index.php footer.php header.php sidebar.php sidebar1.php and sidebar2.php

The index now shows <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
sidebar.php code is –

<?php if ( is_page('36') ) { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar2.php');?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar1.php');?>
<?php } ?>

sidebar1.php code is –

<div id="sidebar1" class="column">
<ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">

	<?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>

	</ul>
<!-- end #sidebar --></div>

and sidebar2.php code is –

<div id="sidebar1" class="column">
   <ul id="navlist" class="backgroundbullet">
    <?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&title_li='); ?>
       </ul>
	</div>

	<div>
<h2>Archives</h2>
<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
<!-- end #sidebar2 --></div>

Have no idea why this is not working for me.

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)

O.K. I’ve played around with this and discovered that I can get the sidebar2.php showing on any page except the “News” page.

In my Admin settings I have the static page set as – Front page: Home and Posts page: News

So I suppose this is what is causing the problem. However, I need the archive to show on the “News” page, so not sure how to get around this problem.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

Myles

(@buddha-trance)

All right, that was important info.

Since the News page is where your main loop is, then you have to use is_home, instead of is_page. That should make it work

<?php if ( is_home() ) { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar2.php');?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar1.php');?>
<?php } ?>

Let us know!

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)

Hooray, it works! Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

It’s a bit confusing though, setting it to “is_home” as it doesn’t actually go to the home page. Is that because the “Home page” has been set as static and therefore doesn’t contain a loop?

(@buddha-trance)

Right. The static “Home page” is actually your “Front page” [is_front_page()], and ‘home’ is where the loop is, that is, your ‘News’ page [is_home()]. Let’s say it has been promoted from just a regular page, to the main page.

Thread Starter

(@magicalwonders)