When I started this answer it should be just a small note. Well, I failed. Sorry! Stay with me, there is a goody hidden deep down … How WordPress widgets are stored The list of widget is stored in an option named ‘sidebars_widgets’. A var_export() may give something like the following: array ( ‘wp_inactive_widgets’ => … Read more
To generate a link to the author’s page/archive on your website, use get_author_posts_url with the author’s user ID. In your case: <li class=”clearfix”><?php echo get_avatar( $user->ID, ’80’ ) . ‘<a href=”‘ . get_author_posts_url( $user->ID ) . ‘”>’ . $user->display_name . ‘</a>’; ?></li>
When I started this answer it should be just a small note. Well, I failed. Sorry! Stay with me, there is a goody hidden deep down … How WordPress widgets are stored The list of widget is stored in an option named ‘sidebars_widgets’. A var_export() may give something like the following: array ( ‘wp_inactive_widgets’ => … Read more
JavaScript is definitely the way to go. Have a look at jQuery’s height() and outerHeight() functions. outerHeight() includes margins and padding, height() doesn’t. To keep this as simple as possible I would render a fixed-height sidebar initially (from WP/PHP) where the height is a sensible estimate of your longest post and then use JavaScript to … Read more
When I started this answer it should be just a small note. Well, I failed. Sorry! Stay with me, there is a goody hidden deep down … How WordPress widgets are stored The list of widget is stored in an option named ‘sidebars_widgets’. A var_export() may give something like the following: array ( ‘wp_inactive_widgets’ => … Read more
WordPress actually lists all WidgetAreas that aren’t registered. You then are able to drag and drop the widget settings into the new area.
Just tried it on a test install with twenty-something sidebars, all works fine. Note that id parameter should be unique between all of them. name doesn’t have to be, but it’s nice to keep it unique as well so as to avoid confusion in the admin UI. register_sidebar( array( ‘name’ => ‘twenty-three’, ‘id’ => ‘sidebar-23’, … Read more
I solved the issue using a fallback with PHP conditionals: in my sidebar.php I coded like the following: <?php if( is_active_sidebar(‘my_sidebar’) ) { ?> <div id=”secondary” class=”widget-area”> <ul class=”xoxo”> <?php dynamic_sidebar(‘my_sidebar’); ?> </ul> </div><!– #secondary .widget-area –> <?php } else { ?> <div id=”secondary” class=”widget-area”> <ul class=”xoxo”> <?php // Default Widget : Archives ?> <li … Read more
If you mean like this Then here is an handy class to get it done very quickly: /** * add_num_to_admin_menu * @author Ohad Raz <[email protected]> */ class add_num_to_admin_menu { public $menus = array(); /** * Class constructor * @author Ohad Raz <[email protected]> * * @param array $args menu => number format */ function __construct($args = … Read more
I think you may be making this more complicated than it needs to be. Use custom meta fields to associate the different pages. You could use the built in “Custom Fields” meta box or build your own meta box for this “association” field. Populating your sidebar is then a matter of a meta_query. Use tags … Read more