How to Disable the Sidebar Site Wide ?

Hi there,

The option in the customizer is the global setting. So if you don’t want a sidebar for most of the pages, you would select Content (no sidebars) in the customizer.

Then you can use the metabox options to set a few pages differently if you wish.

This article should explains everything:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/sidebar-layout/

Let me know if you need more info ??

Hello,

Your explanation below doesn’t work with the free version of your theme “, You could try it by yourself if you don’t believe us … or do we need to buy the PRO version ?
“The option in the customizer is the global setting. So if you don’t want a sidebar for most of the pages, you would select Content (no sidebars) in the customizer.
Then you can use the metabox options to set a few pages differently if you wish.”

In the past, we tried during days with the help of your “sidebar-layout” article and Google Search but we failed to set up basic sidebars by pages. As said before, We try to achieve : a right sidebar for the Home page and a left sidebar for the Member page.

Please could you try a clear step by step procedure to set up a right sidebar for the Home page and a left sidebar for the Member page ? (see example below)

Step 1 : Theme Customizer : Layout->Sidebars->Sidebar Layout-> choose “(Content, no sidebars)”

Step 2 : Pages->Home page->Sidebars-> choose “Content/Sidebars”

We confirm you that this step by step procedure doesn’t work BECAUSE in the Theme Customizer, there is a Sidebar Site Wide which force all sidebar layouts of all pages (Layout->Sidebars->Sidebar Layout->(Content, no sidebars), therefore there is NO sidebar in all Pages. You could try it by yourself if you don’t believe us …

Thank you & Regards,

Chris

Can you link me to the 2 pages that aren’t working?

Hello,

We have just tried again with a new site in Localhost and without any plugins to avoid any conflict between your Theme and plugins … We have installed and activated your latest Theme, free version.

I remind you that we want to display a right sidebar for the “Home” page and a left sidebar for the “Member” page

Step 1 : Sidebar Site Wide (Theme Customizer)
Theme Customizer : Layout->Sidebars->Sidebar Layout-> we select “(Content, no sidebars)” and publish it

Step 2 : RIGHT sidebar for the “Home” page
Pages->Home page->Sidebars-> we select “Content/Sidebar” and update the page

Step 3 : LEFT sidebar for the “Member” page
Pages->Member page->Sidebars-> we select “Sidebar/Content” and update the page

Result of the step 1, 2 & 3 :
The “Home” & “Member” pages DON’T display any sidebar.

Please what is wrong and how to set up a right sidebar for the “Home” page and a left sidebar for the “Member” page with a clear and accurate step by step procedure (to avoid any misunderstanding) ?

Thank you & Regards,

Chris

Sorry, we don’t understand your message below :
“Can you link me to the 2 pages that aren’t working?”

We can send you the WP-admin Username & Password but please we need an Email address because WP forum doesn’t offer any Private message option ….

Hello,

As said, we don’t understand your message : “Can you link me to the 2 pages that aren’t working?”

Then, I have just sent you a message with you “Pre-sale” contact form (https://generatepress.com/contact/)

You will find attached our WP-admin Username & Password

This site is just a test site and therefore no risk to update the site …

Thanks in advance,

Chris

Hello,

We have just update the Container Width value to the default one, I mean 1100px and now the Sidebars works well even with different Container Width values … It might be a conflict with other plugins or other … we don’t know …

GeneratePress Theme Customizer :
Layout->Container-> Container Width = 1100px

The “Member” page is a BuddyPress page (Directory of Members) and the left Sidebar doesn’t work, then we have swap the Left and Right Sidebars according to the pages … then a LEFT sidebar for the “Home” page and a RIGHT sidebar for the “Member” … and the problem of Sidebar Location is solved

Regards,

Chris

Sounds like it could be a caching issue.

Can’t see any reasons why only left or only right would work.

Glad you found a solution though!

Hello Leo,

We thought that the problem was solved but in fact it’s not resolved …
Yes, we use Cache plugin but we have deactivated it …
Moreover, we have installed your theme in Localhost without any plugins and we meet the same issue …

I have just sent again our WP-Admin access to [email protected]
Please could you try to set a RIGHT Sidebar in our the “Members” page ?

If you could set a RIGHT Sidebar in our the “Members” page, Please let us know what was wrong because this Domain is just a test site and if it’s works we could install your GeneratePress Theme in our main site …

Thanks in advance,

Chris

Can you show us a screenshot of the issue so we know what to look for? You can use a service like this to upload them: https://postimages.org/

Let me know ??