[rekluseParticipant]

Hello,

I am rocking the Ethos theme, and trying to create a custom post template page for wp courseware units so I can associate a particular sidebar with the course contents. Basically I am just duplicating the wp-single.php and modifying the code for the sidebar.

I’ve been able to call the sidebar, but strangely it is coming through broken and completely unthemed (see screenshots — I would provide a link, but the nature of this content type requires you to be registered to even look at the page. If it’s helpful I can create a dummy login so you can take a look.) This happens regardless of the sidebar ID I designate — even sidebars that work 100% on other pages are coming through unthemed.

Here are two variations of the code I am trying to use. Can you let me know what I might be getting wrong?

<?php
/**
 * Unit Template Name: Course unit
 *
 * Be sure to use the "Unit Template Name:" in the header.
 * To display the course unit content, be sure to inclue the loop.
 */

$fullwidth = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_post_layout', true );

?>

<?php get_header(); ?>
  
  <div class="x-container max width main">
    <div class="offset cf">
      <div class="<?php x_main_content_class(); ?>" role="main">

        <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
          <?php x_get_view( 'ethos', 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
          <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_comments-template' ); ?>
        <?php endwhile; ?>

      </div>
      
     <?php dynamic_sidebar ('ups-sidebar-course'); ?>
      
    </div>
  </div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

I’ve also tried:

<?php
/**
 * Unit Template Name: Course unit
 *
 * Be sure to use the "Unit Template Name:" in the header.
 * To display the course unit content, be sure to inclue the loop.
 */

$fullwidth = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_post_layout', true );

?>

<?php get_header(); ?>
  
  <div class="x-container max width main">
    <div class="offset cf">
      <div class="<?php x_main_content_class(); ?>" role="main">

        <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
          <?php x_get_view( 'ethos', 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
          <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_comments-template' ); ?>
        <?php endwhile; ?>

      </div>
      <?php if ( $fullwidth != 'on' ) : ?>
        <?php dynamic_sidebar ('ups-sidebar-course'); ?>
      <?php endif; ?>

      
    </div>
  </div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[rekluseParticipant]

Oh, in case it helps, I have to place this template file in either the x-child folder, or in x-child/framework. (WP Courseware can only “see” the template if it is in one of the first two levels of the theme directory.)

Could this placement in the file hierarchy have something to do with the missing style in my sidebar?

[Rue NelModerator]

Hello There,

Thanks for writing in! What is the filename of these files? It should be placed in the child theme folder wp-content/themes/x-child and the filename should be single-course-unit.php. Would you mind providing us the url of your site with login credentials so we can take a closer look and fix the issue? This is to ensure that we can provide you with a tailored answer to your situation. Once you have provided us with your URL, we will be happy to assist you with everything.

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[rekluseParticipant]

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[Rue NelModerator]

Hello There,

Thanks for providing the very detailed information. I would recommend that you update the code in your custom template. Please use this instead:

<?php
/**
 * Unit Template Name: Course unit
*/

$fullwidth = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_post_layout', true );

?>

<?php get_header(); ?>
  
  <div class="x-container max width main">
    <div class="offset cf">
      <div class="<?php x_main_content_class(); ?>" role="main">

        <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
          <?php x_get_view( 'ethos', 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
          <?php x_get_view( 'global', '_comments-template' ); ?>
        <?php endwhile; ?>

      </div>

      <?php if ( x_get_content_layout() != 'full-width' ) : ?>

        <aside class="<?php x_sidebar_class(); ?>" role="complementary">
          <?php dynamic_sidebar ('ups-sidebar-course'); ?>
        </aside>

      <?php endif; ?>

    </div>
  </div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Please let us know if this works out for you.

[rekluseParticipant]

This totally worked! Thank you so much, you are awesome.

[DarshanaModerator]

Glad we were able to help 🙂

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