Add New Sidebar to left side of a Page

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#1

Is it possible to assign a new sidebar to the left side of a page? I created a new side bar “Paul Risser Memorial Library” and would like to implement it on the left side on this page:

#2

Hello @wghiacy,

Thanks for asking. :slight_smile:

Yes, you can have sidebar on the left side of page. To do that open the page in by clicking on edit button and under Page Attributes > Templates and select Layout - Sidebar Left, Content Right.

To help you get started I have recorded a screencast that you can take a look.

Thanks.

#3

Thank you for the reply.

I understand how to change the template via the page attributes. Thanks again for the screencast. But is there a way to assign a specific sidebar to this page? I do not want the same sidebar used on posts. :grinning:

#4

Hi There,

Thanks for asking again!

You can do that via sidebar option. You can create one sidebar and assign to the page you want.
Go to Appearance -> Sidebars then create a sidebar and choose the page you want to show.

Hope this helps!

#5

Thanks again for the quick reply! I deeply appreciate it. :grinning:

Unfortunately, the response does not help. The pages that contain the library (packages) are not listed. And so I can not apply the sidebar to be activated on the page. I understand from the plugin developer, that it generates the page using the single.php template ( single post template ) to show package details.

You see, I am using a plugin called WP Download Manager to create a library of our materials. Each material has a page. For example:

And so, on each of these pages, I would like to have a specific sidebar added to the left-side.

How do I add a specific sidebar to the packages WP Download Manager creates?

#6

Hello There,

Thanks for writing in!

To resolve your issue, assuming that the child theme is set up, please add the following code in your child theme’s functions.php file

// assign sidebar to WPDM posts
// =============================================================================
add_filter( 'ups_sidebar', 'add_wpdm_sidebar' );
function add_wpdm_sidebar($sidebar){
  if( is_single( 'wpdmpro' ) ){
    return 'ups-sidebar-paul-risser-memorial-library';
  }
  return $sidebar;
}
// =============================================================================

We would loved to know if this has work for you. Thank you.

#7

Thanks…

I added the code to the child theme’s functions.php file and it did not add the Paul Risser Memorial Library Sidebar to the WPDM packages. Also, I would like the Paul Risser Memorial Library Sidebar positioned on the left side of the package.

Here is a link that shows package (page) using the Main Sidebar (on right side)

Thank you for your help! I appreciate it greatly.

#8

Hi There,

Please change the previous code to this:

add_filter( 'ups_sidebar', 'add_wpdm_sidebar' );
function add_wpdm_sidebar($sidebar){
  if( is_singular( 'wpdmpro' ) ){
    return 'ups-sidebar-paul-risser-memorial-library';
  }
  return $sidebar;
}

To achieve this, please also add this custom code under functions.php file:

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() ) {
        $meta   = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_x_portfolio_layout', true );
        $layout = ( $meta == 'sidebar' ) ? $content_layout : $meta;
      } 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;
    }

    if ( is_singular( 'wpdmpro' ) ) {
    	$layout = 'sidebar-content';
    }

    return $layout;

}

Hope that helps and thank you for understanding.

#9

Thank you for your help! Everything is working as expected.

#10

Glad we’re able to help :slight_smile:

#11

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