Sidebar question

Hi!
In regards to the sidebar: Can I have a different sidebar on other pages? For example to display different advertisements on specific pages, posts.
Currently the sidebar is the same on all posts and pages.
please advise.
Thank You,
Have a nice day!
Jo

 

Hello Jo!

Unfortunately ! this is not possible to have a different sidebar on different pages.
You have two widget areas primary and secondary. So, please use primary on some pages and secondary on other pages.

Thanks & Regards
Pramod

 

Okay, how do you use primary on some pages, and secondary on other pages? If that can be done, wouldn't that mean you can create different sidebars for different pages?

 

Hello !

I mean to say generally in all themes we have 4 templates to show contact(contact us),blog (blog list),page(every page),single.
You can use according to you requirement these 2 widget area in all 4 templates.

Thanks
Pramod
inkthemes.com

 

Good Day Pramod!

What I was hoping to do was place a few ads on homepage sidebar, and then a few other ads (different from homepage ads) on all other pages/posts sidebar

If I place a text widget in primary widget area, this will show on all pages/posts etc., is that correct?
If I place a text widget in secondary widget area, it should not show in homepage, but will show in all other pages/posts, is that correct?

I need to know before I set up advertising and promotion on the site.

Thank You.
Jo

 

Hello Jo !

You can use primary widgets area only for home page and secondary for all other page after code editing given in image.
Please follow below image




Thanks & Regards
Pramod

 

Hi Pramod,

Thank You! I will look at this and make those changes later today.
Regards,
Jo
Update: I did try to add the codes to change index.php from the second image you provided, but when I check the site after, it shows unexpected error for the ending line (?) which I think was this:

<!--End Sidebar Wrapper-->
</div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Would it be possible for you to copy and paste codes here for this php file, and/or entire file?
Thanks.

 

Hello !


You have to use this code.

PHP:

?>
</div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

This will resolve your issue.

Thanks & Regards
Pramod

 

Hi!
so I should put that code, after this?
<!--End Sidebar Wrapper-->

If you have access to the index.php file from the second image above that you posted, Is it possible for you to copy and paste the codes for me here?
From line 47 to the end line

 

Hello !

Use given code as shown in below image.

PHP:

    <div class="grid_sub_8 sidebar_wrapper sub_omega">
        <!--Start Sidebar-->
        <?php if (!dynamic_sidebar('primary-widget-area')) : ?>
            <?php get_search_form(); ?>
            <h4>
                <?php _e('Categories', 'inkthemes_blogtrend'); ?>
            </h4>
            <ul>
                <?php wp_list_categories('title_li'); ?>
            </ul>
            <h4>
                <?php _e('Archives', 'inkthemes_blogtrend'); ?>
            </h4>
            <ul>
                <?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
            </ul>
        <?php endif; // end primary widget area
        ?>
        <!--End Sidebar-->
    </div>

Thanks & Regards
Pramod

 

Hi,
thanks. I have made the changes, it seems to work but I haven't tested it completely yet.

I am not sure if this is related to these changes, but I do notice now, that on 'some' pages, there is white space after the very end of footer settings (complete end of page)
it seems only to be on pages that are ' too short, so when page does not have any content/ text etc.
or pages that have very little content.

Any idea why this would be?

 

Hello Jo !

This depends on content of page So, keep page content approx or nearby equal to the height of sidebar content of your page.

Thanks & Regards
Pramod

 

Hi Pramod!
Thank you, everything is good, all works fine.