add widget area only above one page

[erickuhn19]

I am trying to register the widget area on my forum page just after the header or before the content (it can be said both ways). I only want this widget area to be shown on my forum page and any subpages of the forum.

I posted the code below to make sure I was doing this correctly. Most of the info was received from Carriedils.com (http://www.carriedils.com/add-widget-area-below-nav/)

Is this correct? Or is there an easier way to do this? (I am using the Agency-Pro theme.

//* Register before forum
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
'id' => 'genesis_before_forum',
'name' => __( 'Before Forum', 'agency-pro' ),
'description' => __( 'This is a widget area that can be placed before the forum', 'agency-pro' ),

add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'agency_login_widget' );

/**
* Add login widget support for site. If widget not active, don't display
*
*/
function agency_login_widget() {

// Don't display the login on the home page, since it's built into the agency-pro theme
if ( is_home() ) {
return;
}

// If it's the Forum page, display login widget
elseif ( is_page( 'forum' ) ) {
genesis_widget_area( 'agency_login_widget', array(
'before' => '<div id="login"><div class="wrap">',
'after' => '</div></div>',
) );

}

[Brad Dalton]

Use this code and change the conditional tag from this?

is_front_page()

To:

is_page ('007') 

Replace the 007 with your page i.d

You can also change the hook from:

genesis_before_loop

to:

genesis_before_content_sidebar_wrap

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[erickuhn19]

I'm not sure what happened but I am getting this error message:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(' in /home/content/85/11958585/html/wp-content/themes/agency-pro/functions.php on line 149

And I cant get back into my WordPress editor at all...

[erickuhn19]

Nevermind I figured out how to go into my hosting and edit the functions file from there.

Can you tell what is wrong with my code that created that error

<script src="https://github.com/erickuhn19/bbpress/blob/master/register%20widget%20in%20forum"></script>

[erickuhn19]

Sorry I didn't post that right:

genesis_register_sidebar( array(
'id' => 'before-loop',
'name' => __( 'Front Page Slider', 'wpsites' ),
'description' => __( 'This is the slider widget.', 'wpsites' ),
) );

add_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'wpsites_before_loop_widget' );
function wpsites_before_loop_widget() {
if (is_page ('forum') && is_active_sidebar('before-loop') ) {
genesis_widget_area( 'before-loop', array(
'before' => '<div class="before-loop">',
'after' => '</div>',
) );

}}

[Brad Dalton]

Please copy the code from the view raw link and paste it at the end of your child themes functions.php file using a text editor like Notepad++

add widget area only above one page

I tested this code and it works.

When you copy it from a web page, it turns the apostrophes (single qoutes) around causing an error.

When you embed it in a web page, anyone that comes along and copies it will get an error.

Please use Github gists to embed your code in a web page.

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[erickuhn19]

I see thanks for the information. OK, I got my Github working.

Is page ID /forum or do I have to assign a number custom fields?

<script src="https://gist.github.com/erickuhn19/7364210.js"></script>

[Brad Dalton]

Either is fine. I tested forum and it works but didn't have your page i.d

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[erickuhn19]

For some reason it is not working for me. Maybe because the bbpress forum is the content before it? Or something to do with the Agency-Pro theme.

I have tried a few variations using your method as well as: http://www.carriedils.com/add-widget-area-below-nav/#comment-3320
Both are similar but still a little different.

Can you tell whats wrong with these?

<p><script src="https://gist.github.com/erickuhn19/7365562.js"></script></p>

<p><script src="https://gist.github.com/erickuhn19/7365906.js"></script></p>

[Brad Dalton]

I didn't test with the page i.d because you haven't linked to it.

I would suggest you use the page i.d.

I have tested the code locally twice and it works so it must be the conditional tag.

If you're using bbpress, you may want to post a question on thier forum.

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[erickuhn19]

Brad,
I want to thank you for all of your help. I just tested the code applying the widget to my "resources" page, so there must be a bug with this working with the bbpress.

I really appreciate your help and patience.

[Brad Dalton]

I'll install bbpress and test it. I think you need to use the is_bbpress() conditional tag.

Try this:

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[Brad Dalton]

So you only want to display this widget on one page of the bbpress forum correct?

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[erickuhn19]

Brad,
Yes! This worked!

Thank you.

[Brad Dalton]

Good stuff.

I'm still working out how to make it display on one specific page of bbPress.

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[erickuhn19]

Cool, I actually prefer it showing up on every page of the forum, so this works grrat for me. My next step is customizing the background of the widget so it matches the forum.

[Brad Dalton]

Try this http://wpsites.net/web-design/style-widgets-individually-beginners-guide/

You'll need to find the section i.d class for the widget using a tool like Google Chrome dev or Firebug and then add your background declaration:

Example:

#widget-i.d {
background-color: red;
}

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