Custom Theme, wanting widget compatible but with two sidebar columns

What do you mean “how can that be accomplished”? The 3 column layout? or having 2 sidebars with widgets?

Sorry I should have been more descriptive…

I’m wondering how, with 2 side columns, can I make those widget capable so in the admin you can use it just like the drag-n-drop functionality is now but with two columns instead of just the one.

Well, I can’t remember off the top of my head, but don’t the sidebars come with div classes/ID’s when they’re output into the HTML? It’s been a while since I’ve used them – but I thought if you used more than one, they have a set ID or class to them.

I also thought there was a given tag that you used in the sidebar – yes…I remember. Normally, you use something like:

if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') && dynamic_sidebar() to enable the sidebar. With the second sidebar, I believe you change it to:

if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar2') && dynamic_sidebar2()

or something like that. They talk about this on the widgets site (automattic.com).

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super – thanks. my search didn’t turn up that or anything useful.

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