Sidebar on category page with one-column default

  • Resolved agamb

    (@agamb)


    11 years, 9 months ago

    Hello! I am just curious how I can add a sidebar to a certain category page so I am able to display an archive list on the right? I have already copied the theme file and am editing the copy. I want the full page width for every page except this one. The page will have A LOT more entries when I am done.

    the direct link to the page on the website that I want the sidebar is

    https://www.chandos.com/commentary/category/archives/

    I have read so many different options that I have confused myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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  • I have recently done something similar but for a page template:

    ‘A Sidebar Template for a Page in the ‘One-Column’ Layout in Twenty Eleven‘

    you might be able to adapt that;
    – just ignore the page template code;
    – use a different conditional statement in sidebar.php:
    if ( 'content' != $current_layout || is_category('archives') ) :
    – and in the functions code:
    if( is_category( 'archives' ) ) :
    – also edit this if you need the sidebar on the left:

    $classes[] = 'left-sidebar';
$classes[] = 'two-column';
$blacklist = array('one-column','content','right-sidebar','singular');

    if you have problems or questions, please post here again.

    Thread Starter agamb

    (@agamb)

    That seemed to work as the layout is now different. The only issue now is that the sidebar isn’t displaying the archives widget…

    have you edited sidebar.php?

    and changed the conditional statement near the top (line 13)?

    from the original:

    if ( 'content' != $current_layout ) :

    to the edited:

    if ( 'content' != $current_layout || is_category('archives') ) :

    Thread Starter agamb

    (@agamb)

    I double checked and I had edited the wrong conditional statement. It is working now! Thank you so much for all of your help!

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