inextricabledesign

I solved it without calling the actual sidebar.php file i had there and just calling the each sidebar directly with:

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar_left.php');?>

<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH.'/sidebar_right.php');?>

On the DIV i wanted to call it. I’m not a PHP expert at all, I just saw how it was done on a 3 column theme I installed for a moment on my wordpress site.

Hope this helps anyone else out there that had this same problem.

Hello, I’m pretty new to WordPress and I’m having some issues displaying 2 sidebars as well, I think my main problem is that I’m not sure where to set which page is the home page, My homepage right now will be the index but i wanted to see If someone would check out my code and point me in the right direction, so far I think I did the same as MagicalWonders and Buddha Trance but not quite sure where I’m going Wrong. Cheers and Many Thanks, here is my code.

index.php

<?php get_header(); ?>
    <div id="sub_container">
            <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
    	<div id="sub_main">
            <div id="sub_main_pic_top"></div>
        	<div id="sub_main_pic">
            	<img src="wp-content/themes/whiteboard/images/xsub_main_01.jpg" alt="Main Chapter Image" />
            </div>
            <div id="sub_main_pic_bott"></div>
        	<h3 id="titl_seven">Seven Extraordinary Things</h3>
            <div id="sub_main_curv_top"></div>
            <div id="sub_main_mid">
            	<h3>Welcome</h3>
                <p>Seven Extraordinary Things is free online graphic novel written and illustrated by <a href="#">Doug Lefler</a>. New panels are added daily. If you miss any, go to <a href="#">Chapters</a>. If you want to get an idea where the story is headed, who is in it, or where it all takes place, check out <a href="#">Gallery</a>, <a href="#">Characters</a> and <a href="#">Locations</a>. If you’re curious what the Seven Extraordinary Things are, they can be found on <a href="#">The List</a>.</p>
          </div>
            <div id="sub_main_curv_bott"></div>
            <div id="sub_main_curv_top_out"></div>
            <div id="sub_main_mid_bg">
<!-- POST INFORMATION -->
<div class="post">
 <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
 <p>Written on <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?> at <?php the_time() ?>, by <?php the_author() ?></p>

 <?php the_content(__('Read more'));?>

 <div class="postmeta">
  <p><?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', '1 Comment', '% Comments'); ?></p>
  <p>Category <?php the_category(', ') ?> | Tags: <?php the_tags(' ', ',', ' '); ?></p>
 </div><!-- end .postmeta -->

 <?php endwhile; else: ?>
  <p><strong>There has been a glitch in the Matrix.</strong><br />
  There is nothing to see here.</p>
  <p>Please try somewhere else.</p>
 <?php endif; ?>

 <div class="postnavigation">
  <p><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries') ?><?php previous_posts_link(' | Newer Entries &raquo;') ?></p>
 </div> <!-- end .postnavigation -->

</div> <!-- end .post -->
            </div>
            <div id="sub_main_curv_bott_out"></div>
        </div>
            <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
    </div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

sidebar.php

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

sidebar_left.php

<div id="sub_sidebar_left">
        	<h3 id="titl_chapters">Chapters</h3>
        		<ul>
            		<li><a id="chapter_01" title="Chapter 01" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Chapter 01</a></li>
            		<li><a id="chapter_02" title="Chapter 02" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Chapter 02</a></li>
            		<li><a id="chapter_03" title="Chapter 03" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Chapter 03</a></li>
            		<li><a id="chapter_04" title="Chapter 04" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Chapter 04</a></li>
            	</ul>
        	<div id="sub_sidebar_bott"></div>
        </div>

sidebar_right.php

<div id="sub_sidebar_right">
        	<h3 id="titl_characters">Characters</h3>
		<ul>
            		<li><a id="character_01" title="Greg" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Greg</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_02" title="Claire" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Claire</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_03" title="Nina" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Nina</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_04" title="Harlan" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Harlan</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_05" title="Janis" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Janis</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_06" title="Minor" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Minor</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_07" title="Sheppard" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Sheppard</a></li>
            		<li><a id="character_08" title="Ken" href="https://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/">Ken</a></li>
                </ul>
        	<div id="sub_sidebar_bott"></div>
        </div>

Any help is greatly appreciated