WordPress Sidebars
Syntax
- register_sidebar( $args )
- get_sidebar(string $name = null)
Parameters
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| $args | (string | array) (Optional) Builds sidebar based on the name and id vvalues |
| $name | *(string) (Optional) The name of the specialised sidebar. Default value: null |
Remarks
Argument options are:
- name - Sidebar name (default: localized 'Sidebar' and numeric ID).
- id - Sidebar id - Must be all in lowercase, with no spaces (default: a numeric auto-incremented ID). If you do not set the id argument value, you will get
E_USER_NOTICEmessages in debug mode, starting with version 4.2. - description - Text description of what/where the sidebar is. Shown on widget management screen. (Since 2.9) (default: empty)
- class - CSS class to assign to the Sidebar in the Appearance -> Widget admin page. This class will only appear in the source of the WordPress Widget admin page. It will not be included in the front end of your website. Note: The value
sidebarwill be prepended to the class value. For example, a class oftalwill result in a class value ofsidebar-tal. (default: empty). - before_widget - HTML to place before every widget (default:
<li id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">) Note: usessprintffor variable substitution - after_widget - HTML to place after every widget (default:
</li>\n). - before_title - HTML to place before every title (default:
<h2 class="widgettitle">). - after_title - HTML to place after every title (default:
</h2>\n).
