[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8734: Call Sidebars by Static Name, Not Dynamic Number

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#8734: Call Sidebars by Static Name, Not Dynamic Number
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 Reporter:  dcole07      |        Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new
 Priority:  high         |    Milestone:  2.8
Component:  Themes       |      Version:     
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:     
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment (by DD32):

 So.. Sounds like you should pass in the Static name and static ID when
 creating the sidebar, So as to select which one you want to show, as well
 as being able to refer to it in CSS, as well as solving the widget
 arranger problems..

 ie:
 {{{
 add_action('init', 'theme_sidebars');
 function theme_sidebars() {
         register_sidebar(array(
                                         'name' => 'Left Posts sidebar',
                                         'id' => 'left-posts-sidebar',
                                         'before_widget' => '<div
 class="widget">',
                                         'after_widget' => '</div>'
                                         ));
         register_sidebar(array(
                                         'name' => 'Left Home sidebar',
                                         'id' => 'left-home-sidebar',
                                         'before_widget' => '<div
 class="widget">',
                                         'after_widget' => '</div>'
                                         ));
 }
 }}}

 the code to call those looks like:

 {{{
         $is_blog = ( is_home() || is_single() || is_archive() ||
 is_attachment() );

         $sidebar = $is_blog ? 'left-posts-sidebar' : 'left-home-sidebar';
 ?>
         <div class="sidebar <?php echo $sidebar ?>" id="<?php echo
 $sidebar ?>">
         <?php
                 dynamic_sidebar($sidebar);
 }}}

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