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When the coding between the

<?php if ( !function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’)
|| !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>

and

<?php endif; ?>

get left out the style of the widgets gets lost.

The problem is that if I remove this coding then the widgets I add or remove from the page will have to be written into the coding of sidebar.php instead of controlled by the administrative files.

I might go this route since I can’t figure out why the above code works with one theme and not with another????

Thanks again for the replies.

Thank you for the reply. I did that just to make things more simple (I should have known I would somehow screw it up)! Here is what is in the sidebar.php :

<div class=”sidebar”>

<!– 1 –>

<?php if ( !function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’)
|| !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>

<!– 2 –>

<li class=”side-header”>

<li class=”side-back”>
<h2><?php _e(‘Archives’,’simpson’); ?></h2>

<?php wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’); ?>

<li class=”side-footer”>

<!– 3 –>

<?php endif; ?>

<!– 4 –>

<!– 5 –>

</div>

and here is what gets published/printed to the page:

<div class=”sidebar”>

<!– 1 –>

<li id=”archives” class=”widget widget_archives”><h2 class=”widgettitle”>Archives</h2>

• September 2007

<!– 4 –>

<!– 5 –>

</div>

If I simply remove the

<?php if ( !function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’)
|| !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>

tag and it’s closer the site prints as anticipated/desired. Am I allowed to simply remove the ?php if tag and what bad things might happen if I do?

Thanks so much for the support,
Kurt

That is correct.

I’m starting to think it’s something that is going on in the header part of the code because this works for a different theme.