Remove sidebar from default page template

[seashore]

I want to remove the sidebar from the default page template by modifying the php file instead of using css. Trying to hack/customize the genesis free child theme to make it look the way I want. I created a new file fullwidth.php and put it in my child theme folder page-templates. Then I added this code:

// Removes sidebar.
remove_action( 'genesis_sidebar', 'genesis_do_sidebar' );

Then in WP > edit page > page attributes > template, I toggled to "fullwidth". But when I view my page on the front end the sidebar is still there.

Help please?

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[Victor Font]

To remove a sidebar, you have to unregister it. Genesis has a better way to make a page full width. Just change the layour for that page. You can do it from the page editor or in code: https://my.studiopress.com/documentation/snippets/admin-management/force-the-genesis-layout-settings/

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[seashore]

Thank you so much for this great info. Question, if I follow the instructions in that link and apply the code to "Force full-width-content layout setting" in functions.php, does that affect all page templates? I was thinking of keeping the default template unchanged in case I want that sidebar on another page later on.

Seems to me I want to modify something in my fullwidth.php file, no?

Thanks again.

[seashore]

Also, I just renamed fullwidth.php to inside-pages.php and now in WP > edit page > page attributes > template, I see only "Default Template" and "Landing" as page options. There is no "inside-pages.php" page template option. Can you help me understand how to properly add a custom page that has no sidebar? Thanks again.

[AnitaC]

@seashore you originally wrote:

I want to remove the sidebar from the default page template...

Are you trying to remove the sidebar completely from your website or are you trying to create a template of your own that does not have the Primary sidebar? Your responses are a little bit confusing.

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[seashore]

I would like to create a template of my own that does not have the Primary sidebar. I was thinking I could duplicate the existing default template then remove the sidebar, so I don't have to build the new page template from scratch.

[AnitaC]

But what will you be displaying on the template? You can create many types of templates.

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[seashore]

How please, can I create a new page template that appears WP > edit page > page attributes > template, and has the same layout as the current default template but without the sidebar. I'm sorry I'm just confused why my question is coming across confusing.

[AnitaC]

You do not need a template. If you want the entire website to be full width, you simply add the code from this page - https://my.studiopress.com/documentation/snippets/admin-management/force-the-genesis-layout-settings/ which is:

//* Force full-width-content layout setting
add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', '__genesis_return_full_width_content' );

If you want full width on the home page to remove the primary sidebar, you would need to locate the layout setting in front-page.php and modify that to be full width as indicated in the above code.

You do not need a template.

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[seashore]

Ok thank you, so I placed that code at the very bottom of functions.php file inside my child theme folder, and I now see fullwidth pages. But let's say in a week I want to create a page with a sidebar, what is the best way to do that please? Thank you!

[AnitaC]

@seashore I don't think you quite understand how Genesis works. If you want a full width page for a particular page - you select the full-width LAYOUT on the Edit screen. If you want a page or post with a sidebar - you select the content-sidebar or sidebar-content LAYOUT on the Edit Screen.

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[seashore]

I navigated to WP > Pages > edit page, and see "Layouts" where I can select prebuilt layouts but I do not want that. Is that what you meant by go to Edit screen and select full-width layout?

[AnitaC]

I think you are the person who has found their answer in Genesis Slack. You really were not presenting the question here in the same manner as you did there.

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[seashore]

It's alright, thank you Anita, have a good day.

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