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[bnskipper]

Hello,

I’m pretty new to this and I apologize if this has been asked before. I have my forum set to Content left, sidebar right an am using global content layout but the sidebar will not display on any of the forum topic pages. How do I go about fixing this?

http://briarnation.com/forum/

[Christopher]

Hi there,

Because this requires a template change, I’d advise that you setup a child theme. This allows you to make code changes that won’t be overwritten when an X update is released. After your child theme is setup, please review how we recommend making template changes in Customization Best Practices.

Please add following code in child theme’s functions.php file :

// Add custom sidebar to bbpress//
//===================================================
add_filter('ups_sidebar', 'force_bbpress_sidebar', 20);

function force_bbpress_sidebar ( $sidebar ) {
return x_is_bbpress() ? 'ups-sidebar-custom-sidebar' : $sidebar;
}

Instead of ups-sidebar-custom-sidebar in provided code add your sidebar ID.

Hope it helps.

[stephanie g]

Hello,

I’m having trouble having this solution work for me. I inserted the code in my child theme functions.php and created the appropriate custom sidebar but there is a blank space next to my forums where my sidebar content should be.

Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong? My url is http://www.spiralpraxis.org. I will send you my login info immediately.

[stephanie g]

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[stephanie g]

Sorry, I realize my error. The sidebar can be accessed through widgets in dashboard. Thanks!

[Jade]

Glad to hear you figured it out Stephanie. Cheers!

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