Comments on: How to add Dynamic Widget Ready Sidebars in WordPress

By: wpbeginner

wpbeginner — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:20:32 +0000

@survey728 Yes, you need to add css classes. First idea would be to wrap it all in an id like #footer-widgets…Then add a class like #footer-widgets .widget{width: 100px; float: left;} Replace the width to whatever you like. Add margins and such to your like.

By: survey728

survey728 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:13:33 +0000

I’ve installed this sidebar in my footer but the widgets are stacking on top of one another instead of side by side at officialbabyshowerguide.com. Is there css I should be adding to the stylesheet for this?

By: will

will — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:21:42 +0000

awesome hack +now what widget would be best for the footer.

By: omar jutt

omar jutt — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:58:32 +0000

and what about css? please tell me code for css with everything set. SO that I only have to change the values.

By: Teodoro Lopez

Teodoro Lopez — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:23:18 +0000

I added the – register_sidebars(3); – after the first registered sidebar that was already in my functions.php file and it gave me problems. Instead of giving me a 1 through 4 list it gave me sidebar 1 two times followed by sidebar 2 and 3. I ended up moving the register_sidebar(3); before the first registered sidebar and that fixed my issue.

By: Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:44:36 +0000

You can place it wherever you like in your theme files. If you want to display these in the sidebar then put them in sidebar.php. If you want to use the widgets in the footer, use it in footer.php

By: Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:42:24 +0000

It can go anywhere within the php codes. At the top would be just fine.

By: Cindi

Cindi — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:39:12 +0000

Where would this go in the functions.php ?

register_sidebars(3);

By: Cindi

Cindi — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:36:57 +0000

Place the following code where?

Once you have done adding the widgets to each sidebar, simply open up a theme file of your choice and paste the following code to display each sidebar.

Insert text that will display only if you are not using any WordPress widgets in this sidebar.

By: Teodoro Lopez

Teodoro Lopez — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:42:34 +0000

thanks for the reply,

I checked the writing panels and they didnt move either, I did go through the plugins and found out it was a plugin that was preventing me from making the changes. I deactivated and will now find a new plugin to replace the old one. it was an event calendar plugin.

Thanks again!