Show different sidebars in single posts based on Category

[rtysmith]

I am trying to use the Unlimited Sidebars feature to show different sidebars based on which category they are in - the feature requires that we check things off individually, making it very difficult for a large amount of posts.

I saw a tip on another thread and put this in the theme functions:

function add_tax_sidebar($sidebar){
	if (is_category ('offshore')){
		return 'ups-sidebar-offshore';
		
	} elseif (is_category('taxation')){
		return 'ups-sidebar-taxation';
	} 
	else {
		return 'ups-sidebar-main';
	}
	return $sidebar;
}
add_filter( 'ups_sidebar', 'add_tax_sidebar' );

So from what it looks like, it should show the “offshore” sidebar for the offshore category, “taxation” sidebar for the “taxation” category, and a default “main” sidebar for everything else. The function doesn’t break the theme but it seems to just show whatever “else” sidebar is listed, so I know it’s half working…how can I get this function to work?

[Dainesy]

I found this http://www.laplacef.com/2014/05/20/how-to-add-custom-sidebars-for-each-category-in-wordpress/

There are some custom sidebar plugins that will allow you to define the sidebar per category

[rtysmith]

Found a plugin called “Content Aware Sidebars” that seems to work as soon as you delete any custom sidebars from the native sidebar manager!