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AndreaNobili
AndreaNobili

Reputation: 43027

How can I specify that an area of my custom WordPress theme have to contains widgets\modules?

I am pretty new in WordPress theme development and I am developing a theme that use BootStra CSS framework

I have to do that a specific area of my theme can contains some widget\module (I don't know what is the correct name in WP, I am refering to the tool setted by backend that show some components output as a gallery immage or a slideshow)

Someone can help me to understand this argument? from what can I start to do this operation?

Tnx

Andrea

Upvotes: 0

Views: 30

Answers (1)

Bojana Šekeljić
Bojana Šekeljić

Reputation: 1056

Welcome to wordpress :)

So first thing is to register widget area. In you functions.php place the following code:

$args = array(
'name'          => __( 'Sidebar name', 'theme_text_domain' ), // name that will show up in the admin
'id'            => 'unique-sidebar-id',
'description'   => '',
    'class'         => '',
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
'after_widget'  => '</li>',
'before_title'  => '<h2 class="widgettitle">',
'after_title'   => '</h2>' );

register_sidebar( $args );

For the reference see official codex page

Next, call dynamic_sidebar() function where you want the content to show up on the site, usually sidebar.php

<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'unique-sidebar-id' ) ) : ?> //display widget area only if there are widgets asigned in the admin
<ul id="sidebar">
    <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'unique-sidebar-id' ); ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>

I hope this will get you started.

Upvotes: 1

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