Hi, @osully.
You can assign an ID by editing the ss-settings row in the wp_options database table: https://github.com/copyblogger/genesis-simple-sidebars/issues/27
The process looks like this:
1. Take a full site and database backup.
2. Using phpMyAdmin or another database manager, browse to the wp_options table.
3. Look for the row with an option_name of ‘ss-settings’.
The option_value column will contain a serialized array that looks similar to this:
a:2:{i:0;a:2:{s:4:"name";s:11:"New Sidebar";s:11:"description";s:0:"";}s:17:"custom-sidebar-id";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:14:"Custom Sidebar";s:11:"description";s:4:"Test";}}
Sidebars with a missing ID will be prefixed by i:0;.
You’ll need to replace that i:0; with a string to give the sidebar an ID, like this:
a:2:{s:9:"delete-me";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:11:"New Sidebar";s:11:"description";s:0:"";}s:17:"custom-sidebar-id";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:14:"Custom Sidebar";s:11:"description";s:4:"Test";}}
In this example, I changed i:0; to s:9:"delete-me";. The ‘9’ must match the number of characters in the string (“delete-me” in this case). It doesn’t matter what ID you use as long as it’s unique — you can use the same delete-me ID in this example if you wish.
After saving these changes to your database, you’ll then see a ‘delete-me’ ID next to your sidebar name in WordPress at Genesis → Simple Sidebars. You’ll be able to delete that sidebar (and recreate it with an ID if you wish).
If you make a mistake editing the database, your WP admin area may become inaccessible. You can restore from your database backup in this case.
