Widget area location for Job and resume

I have the same problem. I selected the sidebar through customize -> jobs&resumes -> jobs or resume and I added some widets to the sidebar and they dont show. when I checked customize -> jobs&resumes -> jobs or resume again, neither sidebar nor top was still selected(I tried both).
When I selected the widet are location to be sidebar again and saved, after a refresh of the site it was again unselected.

Forgot to mention the plugin versions I use:
Wordpress 4.6.1
Jobify Theme 3.4.0
Nav Menu Roles Version 1.8.3
Ninja Forms Version 3.0.11
Super Socializer Version 7.8.4
Testimonials Version 1.5.4
WooCommerce Version 2.6.7
WooCommerce Simple Registration Version 1.2.0
WP Job Manager Version 1.25.2
WP Job Manager – Alerts Version 1.4.1
WP Job Manager – Application Deadline Version 1.1.5
WP Job Manager – Applications Version 2.2.3
WP Job Manager – Apply with Facebook Version 1.0.2
WP Job Manager – Apply with XING Version 1.1.0
WP Job Manager – Bookmarks Version 1.2.1
WP Job Manager – Career Builder Integration Version 1.0.5
WP Job Manager – Company Profiles Version 1.3
WP Job Manager – Contact Listing Version 1.3.0
WP Job Manager – Embeddable Job Widget Version 1.0.2
WP Job Manager – Indeed Integration Version 2.1.11
WP Job Manager – Job Tags Version 1.3.8
WP Job Manager – Job Type Colors Version 1.0.1
WP Job Manager – Predefined Regions Version 1.11.0
WP Job Manager – Resume Manager Version 1.15.3
WP Job Manager – Simple Paid Listings Version 1.2.1
WP Job Manager – WooCommerce Paid Listings Version 2.7.1
WP Job Manager – ZipRecruiter Integration Version 1.0.0

Which theme are y’all using? I’m not quite tracking what settings you’re changing or how to duplicate what you’re reporting.

I’m using Jobify Theme 3.4.0

And I tested around a bit to see when exactly the sidebar disappears.
If I set the Sidebar and save it and do not exit the customize screen the sidebar stays for a while until it eventually disappears.
If i set the sidebarand save and then click on the Back sign “<” on x to close the customization screen it disappears immediatly

also jobify theme 3.4.0

here are 2 screenshots of the setting we are talking about

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Did you ever figure this problem out? I am having the same problem except mine doesn’t just disappear, mine keeps defaulting to the top option. But when I go back to the customize screen and navigate to the widget area location dropdown nothing is selected.

It’s getting really annoying and I am trying to Launch this week. Is there a way to just make the side option a default by coding it into my childtheme?

And even if I wanted to use the top widget option, I wouldn’t be able to because even if I select it, when I save and back out the dropdown box goes blank instead of showing that I selected top. Something in the customizer isn’t working with WP Job Manager to where its not saving our settings. And if it doesn’t save the “Top” option the Job Widget Column 1,2,3 do not show up on the widget page. I have been looking on both sides and haven’t been able to see what the problem is.

Im in contact with jobify support. they suggested I update my php. I had 5.5.9 and updated to 5.6.27 but there was no change. They send me a new theme file where the sidebar worked but there was no option to add maps api key and the search didnt work. They are working on it though. you should probably contact the jobify support if you use jobify too.

Yeah, I am using Jobify as well. I guess I will have to contact them. And download API KEY for Google Maps by GeoDirectory. I couldn’t get the api key to work when entering it into the customizer and this plugin worked great.

And unfortunately my support has expired so I won’t be able to get that new theme file. Hopefully they fix the problem quickly so they can release an updated version for everyone.

I was also in touch with the jobifiy support, they wrote me, that this is an issue with their jobify theme.

The solution is: just add this snippet to function.php
set_theme_mod( ‘job-display-sidebar’, ‘side’ );
set_theme_mod( ‘resume-display-sidebar’, ‘side’ );

Note, you can change this to ‘top’ instead of ‘side”.

I did and its working fine…
i hope that works out for you guys as well

Thanks alot! I was going through the code and wanted to try this but I have caused several php errors on my site messing with things.

And I realized earlier that this wasn’t a problem with just this, but the entire customizer doesn’t save anything I try to change. I went through all and deactivated all my plugins, tried different browsers, different computers, and even different ISP’s and nothing is working. I just recently updated to 3.4, I wonder if that is what caused my issue. Atleast I have my main concern fixed.

Thanks Again!

• This reply was modified 8 years ago by krushbrook.

I’ve added this to code snippets:

set_theme_mod( ‘job-display-sidebar’, ‘side’ );
set_theme_mod( ‘resume-display-sidebar’, ‘side’ );

But still my sidebar shows at the top?

Anyone else managed to get this solved?

Using latest jobify version with latest WP version