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supportHello, I setup a custom sidebar for my forums (bbpress) page but the default sidebar shows up instead. Am I missing something ? Thank you The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link]
Hello @paul2411 , The quality of the images you sent is low, and I can’t understand where you are setting the custom sidebar. Are you setting the custom sidebar on a simple page, or is it in the archive page of BBPress? Please tell us how we can replicate your steps to arrive at the issue on a fresh WordPress installation. By the way, I fully tested in the following way and didn’t see any issues, First created a custom sidebar then added “meta box” to the “forum” CPT by this article: https://docs.oceanwp.org/article/368-add-the-oceanwp-settings-metabox-in-your-custom-post-type After that set that custom sidebar to one of /forum/ and didn’t see any issue. And for the archive page(/forums/), I use the following function: function custom_sidebar_only_for_archive() { if ( is_page_template( 'forums' ) ) { return 'ocs-forum'; // Display a specific sidebar on a certain template } else { return 'ocs-forum'; // Use the default sidebar for other cases } } add_filter( 'ocean_get_sidebar', 'custom_sidebar_only_for_archive' ); Please check the screenshots attached at this link: https://postimg.cc/gallery/rktzqd6 I hope it helps, Best Regards This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Shahin .
Hello, Thank you for your detailed reply. I managed to add the custom sidebar to my CPTs ‘Forum’ and ‘Topic’ and for the Forums archive page. I don’t understand why it has to be done this way though (adding code). Thank you This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by paul2411 .
Hello @paul2411 , You’re welcome; I’m glad it is solved. Sometimes, code will unlock a vast range of customization options beyond out-of-the-box. In your case, since there isn’t any option to manage the sidebar for the /forums/ page as an archive page, you can use the above code to add your custom sidebar, which is the correct way. Hope you have a wonderful year ahead. Best Regards
Hello, I noticed that the Forums sidebar don’t show up on the forums page: https://adelineferlin.com/forums/ But show up on : https://adelineferlin.com/forums/forum/particuliers/forum-1/ https://adelineferlin.com/forums/forum/particuliers/ I checked the page itself in OceanWP settings , the sidebar is on “Forums”. https://ibb.co/jz10637 Have you any idea why ? Thank you Code : https://ibb.co/jz10637
Hello @paul2411 , The quality of the images you sent is low, and I can’t understand where you are setting the custom sidebar. Are you setting the custom sidebar on a simple page, or is it in the archive page of BBPress? Please tell us how we can replicate your steps to arrive at the issue on a fresh WordPress installation. By the way, I fully tested in the following way and didn’t see any issues, First created a custom sidebar then added “meta box” to the “forum” CPT by this article: https://docs.oceanwp.org/article/368-add-the-oceanwp-settings-metabox-in-your-custom-post-type After that set that custom sidebar to one of /forum/ and didn’t see any issue. And for the archive page(/forums/), I use the following function: function custom_sidebar_only_for_archive() { if ( is_page_template( 'forums' ) ) { return 'ocs-forum'; // Display a specific sidebar on a certain template } else { return 'ocs-forum'; // Use the default sidebar for other cases } } add_filter( 'ocean_get_sidebar', 'custom_sidebar_only_for_archive' ); Please check the screenshots attached at this link: https://postimg.cc/gallery/rktzqd6 I hope it helps, Best Regards This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Shahin .
Hello, Thank you for your detailed reply. I managed to add the custom sidebar to my CPTs ‘Forum’ and ‘Topic’ and for the Forums archive page. I don’t understand why it has to be done this way though (adding code). Thank you This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by paul2411 .
Hello @paul2411 , You’re welcome; I’m glad it is solved. Sometimes, code will unlock a vast range of customization options beyond out-of-the-box. In your case, since there isn’t any option to manage the sidebar for the /forums/ page as an archive page, you can use the above code to add your custom sidebar, which is the correct way. Hope you have a wonderful year ahead. Best Regards
Hello, I noticed that the Forums sidebar don’t show up on the forums page: https://adelineferlin.com/forums/ But show up on : https://adelineferlin.com/forums/forum/particuliers/forum-1/ https://adelineferlin.com/forums/forum/particuliers/ I checked the page itself in OceanWP settings , the sidebar is on “Forums”. https://ibb.co/jz10637 Have you any idea why ? Thank you Code : https://ibb.co/jz10637