include exception inside theme for empty widget area
I am not exactly sure what you’re question is but I think you are looking for something like this, mostly cribbed from the Codex: if ( is_active_sidebar( ‘sidebar-1’ ) ) { ?> <ul id=”primary”><?php dynamic_sidebar( ‘sidebar-1’ ); ?> </ul><?php } If the sidebar is not in use, no markup will display. You could add an … Read more