Portfolio customizations: Sidebar for integrity

[Brad_B_1]

Hi,

I’m hoping you can help me make some changes to my portfolio index page. I would like to:

1. Add a sidebar to the existing page

2. Is it possible to add archive to portfolio in this sidebar?

Please see attached image and info in secure note. Thanks so much!

[Prasant]

Hello @Brad_B_1,

Thanks for asking.

Please take a look at the solution mentioned in following thread to add sidebar in portfolio page:

Add Sidebar to Portfolio Posts Page inside Renew Stack

Please note that above step will require changes in theme file. I suggest you to please install and setup child theme. I am sharing the resources that you can use to download and setup child theme:

https://theme.co/apex/child-themes

Child Themes | Themeco Docs

Best Practices | Themeco Docs

Upon adding the sidebar, you can add widgets from Appearance > Widgets.

Thanks.

[Brad_B_1]

Thanks for the reply! I added the file, but it only added a sidebar to the portfolio item pages. I want to add the sidebar to the main portfolio ‘index’ page. Is this possible? Thanks!

[Prasant]

Hello @Brad_B_1,

Thanks for updating the thread.

You can add following code in child theme function.php file to display sidebar on portfolio index page:

function x_get_content_layout() {
    $content_layout = x_get_option( 'x_layout_content' );
    if ( $content_layout != 'full-width' ) {
      if ( is_home() ) {
        $opt    = x_get_option( 'x_blog_layout' );
        $layout = ( $opt == 'sidebar' ) ? $content_layout : $opt;
      } elseif ( is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
        $meta   = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_post_layout', true );
        $layout = ( $meta == 'on' ) ? 'full-width' : $content_layout;
      } elseif ( x_is_portfolio_item() ) {
        $layout = 'full-width';
      } elseif ( x_is_portfolio() ) {
        $layout = 'content-sidebar';
      } elseif ( is_page_template( 'template-layout-content-sidebar.php' ) ) {
        $layout = 'content-sidebar';
      } elseif ( is_page_template( 'template-layout-sidebar-content.php' ) ) {
        $layout = 'sidebar-content';
      } elseif ( is_page_template( 'template-layout-full-width.php' ) ) {
        $layout = 'full-width';
      } elseif ( is_archive() ) {
        if ( x_is_shop() || x_is_product_category() || x_is_product_tag() ) {
          $opt    = x_get_option( 'x_woocommerce_shop_layout_content' );
          $layout = ( $opt == 'sidebar' ) ? $content_layout : $opt;
        } else {
          $opt    = x_get_option( 'x_archive_layout' );
          $layout = ( $opt == 'sidebar' ) ? $content_layout : $opt;
        }
      } elseif ( x_is_product() ) {
        $layout = 'full-width';
      } elseif ( x_is_bbpress() ) {
        $opt    = x_get_option( 'x_bbpress_layout_content' );
        $layout = ( $opt == 'sidebar' ) ? $content_layout : $opt;
      } elseif ( x_is_buddypress() ) {
        $opt    = x_get_option( 'x_buddypress_layout_content' );
        $layout = ( $opt == 'sidebar' ) ? $content_layout : $opt;
      } elseif ( is_404() ) {
        $layout = 'full-width';
      } else {
        $layout = $content_layout;
      }
    } else {
      $layout = $content_layout;
    }
    return $layout;
  }

Thanks.

[Brad_B_1]

Thank you! That worked perfectly!

A couple issues, though:

1. The Archive widget isn’t showing my portfolio items for some reason.

2. How can I move the filters from the top of the page to the sidebar? I tied adding the “Categories” widget, but it isn’t showing my portfolio categories.

3. Can I make the portfolio items excerpts display fewer words?

Thanks so much!

[ruenel]

Hello There,

Thanks for updating in!

1.) The Archive widget will only display posts. It will not display portfolio items. You would need a 3rd party plugin to display the portfolio items in the sidebar because it is a custom post type and none of the default widgets will display custom post type. By default, all the widgets will only display post items. Perhaps you need this widget plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-extended/

2.) The portfolio filters are designed and built for the Portfolio page. You can not move it to the sidebar.

3.) The excerpts can be adjusted in X > Theme Options > Blog > Content and reduce the Excerpt Length. This is the same settings being used for the portfolio.

Hope this helps.

[Brad_B_1]

Thanks for your reply. This is a long shot, but is there a way to automatically convert all my portfolio items to posts? Or does it have to be done manually? Thanks!

[ruenel]

Hey There,

The portfolio items is a different post type. It is better that you have to create it as a post manually.

Best Regards.

[Brad_B_1]

Thank you!

[ruenel]

You’re welcome.