Custom Sidebar Question

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• Started 2 years ago by mommybrain
• Latest reply from Dude
• This topic is resolved

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• custom
• help
• sidebar

1. 

   mommybrain
   Member

   I'm sorry if this is a duplicate. I've searched for a week before deciding to give in and post this.
   I'm trying to use the custom sidebar feature, and I can not seem to get it working. I've been troubleshooting a bit, and found that if a post has more than one category, no custom sidebar widgets show up, but if I remove all but one category, it pops up.
   Is there a way around that? Most of my posts have at least 2 categories, and I need them to show up in both.
   My site is http://mommybrainreports.com and an example would be the category of WalmartMoms .. If I click on any post in there, I also have a secondary category of Weight Loss Journey for many of them...

   Any help that you can provide would be most appreciated.

   Thanks so much! So glad I bought this theme! I've received many compliments!

   Posted 2 years ago #
2. 

   Dude
   Dude

   I think this is a limitation of Kriesis framework/widget logic. As far as I can see the posts which are part of two or more categories display the widgets of the first category area only. You can use Widget logic plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widget-logic/ to add more widgets though.

   Posted 2 years ago #
3. 

   mommybrain
   Member

   Hmm.. I added widgetlogic, but I can't figure this thing out. I don't need it to show widgets from more than one category, I just can't get it to show any. First category would be perfect if I can get it show even that. I have it set to the one sidebar rather than the 2 small ones... does that made a difference?

   Thanks!

   Posted 2 years ago #
4. 

   mommybrain
   Member

   ok... new question. I went back and messed around with the sidebars.
   I can get the custom sidebars to show up in 2 out of 4 of the categories I want them in..
   It shows up here:
   http://www.mommybrainreports.com/category/around-nc/
   and here:
   http://www.mommybrainreports.com/?cat=926
   but not here:
   http://www.mommybrainreports.com/category/walmartmoms/
   or here:
   http://www.mommybrainreports.com/category/product-reviews/

   They were all created at the same time, and in the same manner... Any help you can give would be appreciated,

   Thanks!

   Posted 2 years ago #
5. 

   Dude
   Dude

   Which widget areas did you use for the widgets? Try to place them in the "Displayed Everywhere" widget area...

   Posted 2 years ago #
6. 

   mommybrain
   Member

   Ok.. putting them in the "Displayed Everywhere" widget made it appear in the walmartmoms category, but the product-reviews is still blank... :(
   and now for some reason, my widgets are getting cut off on even my home page. Is there a way to lengthen my sidebar and make it taller?

   Posted 2 years ago #
7. 

   mommybrain
   Member

   oh phooey... I figured out the display everywhere widget & widgetlogic... thank you...

   But.. I'm still getting maybe too tall for my sidebar? Is there a way to extend it past the top 3 posts? I'd like it to extend all the way to the footer if possible...

   Thanks!

   Posted 2 years ago #
8. 

   Dude
   Dude

   No I'm sorry this is not possible - the height is auto generated and depends on the amount of widgets which are used.

   Posted 2 years ago #
9. 

   mommybrain
   Member

   It's dependent on the number of visible posts, or widgets? I have more widgets than are showing...

   Thanks...

   Posted 2 years ago #
10. 

    mommybrain
    Member

    oh.. goodness.. I got it working.. figured out how to add more posts, etc... Thank you so much for all of your help. I love this theme!!!

    Posted 2 years ago #
11. 

    Dude
    Dude

    Glad that you found the solution :)

    Posted 2 years ago #

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