1. WordCamp Raleigh 2012
Presented by
Ed Nailor
Creative Director

2. About Ed Nailor

3. WordPress Sidebars

4. Not Without Limitations

5. Possible Solutions
• Plugins
• Theme Templates

6. Plugin: Widget Logic
• Control with Conditional Tags
• Can Combine Conditionals

7. So Many Options!
has_tag has_term
in_category is_404
is_admin is_archive
is_attachment is_author
is_category is_date
is_day is_home
is_front_page is_month is_page is_time
is_paged is_search is_single is_singular
is_sticky is_tag is_tax
is_page_template

8. Plugin: Widget Logic Visual
• Walks You Through the Process
• Multi-Step Process
• Less Advanced Knowledge Needed

9. Theme Templates
• Custom Template Pages with Specific Sidebars
• Easy for Client to Select
• Mange Sidebar Widgets Easier

10. Close, But Not Yet
• All Great Options, Just Not Solution Needed
• Not Entirely Scalable for Larger Sites
• Not Easy to Manage Multiple Widgets
•At Least Some Advanced
Knowledge Needed
•Still Not Dynamic – How Do
We Add More?

11. Truly Dynamic Sidebars Solution
• Scalable for Larger Sites!
• Manage Multiple Widgets
for Multiple Pages!
• No Advanced User
Knowledge Needed!
• Add Sidebars
Dynamically!

13. To a Plugin Near You!

14. Thank You!
Code Example
• https://github.com/ednailor/TrulyDynamicSidebars
Ed Nailor
gored.co | ednailor.com
ednailor@gored.co
704-684-9438 Phone