Innov8tive – Remove primary sidebar from homepage

[TeresaMc]

Using the Innov8tive theme: I would like to remove the primary sidebar from the homepage only, and have the remaining widgets on the homepage go full width.

I've been playing with code, but just can't seem to get it right.

Any suggestions? Thanks a million!

http://playtimeandparty.com/

[Sridhar Katakam]

Try this in functions.php:

add_action ( 'genesis_meta', 'sk_full_width_homepage' );
function sk_full_width_homepage() {
	# Force full width content
	add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', '__genesis_return_full_width_content' );
}

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[TeresaMc]

Thanks for your input Sridhar!

That code works when the homepage is in blog mode, but when I use the home top, home left, home right and home bottom widgets it reverts back the homepage with the primary sidebar.

With that code the primary sidebar is removed from ALL posts. I just wanted it removed from the homepage but remain on the blog posts.

Picky, aren't I?! LOL

[TeresaMc]

I tried using that code in the homepage.php and it just gave me a parse error.

[Sridhar Katakam]

Try using this instead:

add_action ( 'genesis_meta', 'sk_full_width_homepage' );
function sk_full_width_homepage() {
	if ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) :
		# Force full width content
		add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', '__genesis_return_full_width_content' );
	endif;
}

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[TeresaMc]

Works in blog mode for the homepage and leaves primary sidebar in posts - but when I activate the homepage widgets the primary sidebar appears again.

[TeresaMc]

How can I delete the primary sidebar from the homepage?

[Sridhar Katakam]

Try adding the following inside the if condition:

/** Remove default sidebar */
remove_action( ‘genesis_sidebar’, ‘genesis_do_sidebar’ );

I do not have that theme or else I could have tested before suggesting you the code snippets.

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