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Tagged: categories, custom sidebars

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 2 months ago by Anita.
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  • January 18, 2014 at 2:25 pm #85768
    csbeck
    Member

    I've created a post category called "Blog" on this development site. I want to have a custom sidebar (created with Genesis Custom Sidebars plugin) appear on all posts in that category. I know I can go into every post and define a sidebar, but I'd like to just have it appear for all posts in that category without having to do that and make that a requirement for the client.

    I've seen that there is a place to define the sidebar in the category. Once I've set up a custom sidebar in Genesis Custom Sidebars, it's available on the post and it's also available when I go into the category to edit it, it's available to select for the Primary Sidebar. It stays selected when that setting is saved and I return to edit the category. So the setting is being saved.
    But when I go to a post in that category, the custom sidebar isn't showing. Any ideas?

    http://www.acquire-b2b.net/blog/marketing-or-lead-gen

    http://www.acquire-b2b.net/blog/marketing-or-lead-gen
    January 18, 2014 at 5:44 pm #85787
    Anita
    Keymaster

    One thing you didn't mention - do you have any widgets in the new sidebar? If you don't have something in there, some themes will default to the Primary.


    Love coffee, chocolate and my Bella!

    January 18, 2014 at 10:48 pm #85847
    csbeck
    Member

    Yes, I have a custom sidebar with content in it for the Blog categories. You'll see in this page's sidebar, near the bottom, I've included a Twitter feed.
    http://www.acquire-b2b.net/blog/marketing-automation-pros-and-amateurs

    I assigned this Blog sidebar to this post by hand. I would like the Marketing or Lead Gen post (another post assigned to the blog category) to display this same sidebar which is selected in the Blog category.

    I hope this helps. It's very strange.

    Thanks.

    PS - Also, I'm using Agency.

    January 20, 2014 at 6:28 am #86072
    Anita
    Keymaster

    You wrote "Genesis Custom Sidebars" do you actually mean "Genesis Simple Sidebars"? At this point, I would post your issue over on the plugin support page found here.


    Love coffee, chocolate and my Bella!

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