Show/hide footer area conditional logic is mis-firing in functions.php

[ilkweb]

Hi all. I'm having an issue with a conditional code snippet that is supposed to show the footer only on certain pages.

It works except for the is_404() page.

Here's my snippet:

/* Show footer widget area on certain pages */
add_action( 'genesis_before', 'wpsites_display_footer_home' );
function wpsites_display_footer_home() {
if( !is_page(455) || is_404() || is_search() ) {
remove_action( 'genesis_before_footer', 'genesis_footer_widget_areas' );
remove_action('genesis_footer', 'genesis_do_footer');
remove_action('genesis_footer', 'genesis_footer_markup_open', 5);
remove_action('genesis_footer', 'genesis_footer_markup_close', 15);
}}

And here's a link to a deliberately forced 404 page: https://gsg.hk/en/ffgfgfgfg

Notice that the footer in the 404 link above is only partially showing. It is missing its outer HTML container footer class="site-footer"

By contrast, the following page is showing correctly with the footer: https://gsg.hk/en/search/

I can only imagine my is_404() in functions.php is mis-firing. Any clues as to why?
Appreciate all and any ideas!

Thanks, Darren

[AnitaC]

Hi Darren, did you ever reach out to @braddalton about the code questions??

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[ilkweb]

I didn't Anita. I don't really want to bother him.

[AnitaC]

Well it's @braddalton's code you're using. So the best source for making his code work would be him.

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[Victor Font]

Brad's code is removing the footer widgets from the genesis_before_footer area. Your footer widgets have been moved to be inside the actual footer, not the before footer area.

There's nothing wrong with Brad's code because it is using the default Genesis layout. Your theme, for whatever reason, has been modified and is not using the default Genesis layout.

Since your theme, Governance Solutions, is not a Studio Press theme, I suggest you read through functions.php to find the code that moved the footer widgets so you can adjust Brad's code accordingly, or contact the theme developer for further assistance.

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[ilkweb]

Thanks, Victor.

I never thought Brad's code was wrong, but I do know that the Business Pro theme I used had been heavily customised even before I started tweaking it.

I've reached out to SEO Themes, the makers of Business Pro, with a complete and detailed message identifying the problem, and to ask which hooks I ought to be targeting to remove the footer completely on certain pages.

Thanks again! Stay safe!

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