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Custom WP Sidebar Question?? - Can You Answer This...

by Nickolie0990
7 replies
You know when creating a page within the WordPress platform, you have the option to make the page full width, do you know of a plug-in or something that will all me to do that for individual posts.

The reason why I want to remove the widget bar from some posts is to have more room. Now I know I can remove all my widgets, but I want to have the option to go full width in individual posts, just like you can do with pages in WordPress.
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  • Profile picture of the author webapex
    You can select the Template for individual pages, (duplicate the standard page php file and strip out code) There are a few plugins that allow modification of navigation, allowing wp pages or outside html pages to be mixed with posts, Easy Post Types might help.
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  • Profile picture of the author InternetMarketingIQ
    my bad. delete. misread intent of poster.
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  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    Just select a different template for the posts you want to display without the sidebar.

    If your theme doesn't have a selection of templates they are simple to make.

    Stepping Into Templates « WordPress Codex

    How To Create A Custom WordPress Page Template

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  • Profile picture of the author cma01
    If you want to be able to select an individual template for posts like you can for pages, there is a plugin called Custom Post Templates that will allow you to do this.

    Just add this to the heading of any file you want to use as a post template.

    Code:
    <?php
/*
Template Name Posts:  Template Name Here
*/
?>
    Then you will have the option to select the template from the post editing screen just as you do with pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Reading the OP always helps: the question was regarding custom post templates NOT Page templates

    Actually, even post templates are possible and the easiest way in WP 3.x is to use custom post-types and templates associated with them.

    If you understand how that works, my free report (first link in sig) should be enough to get you going...
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  • Profile picture of the author cma01
    Reading the OP always helps: the question was regarding custom post templates NOT Page templates
    I did read it, and that plugin will allow you to have custom post templates. It's the easiest way I've found without a bunch of conditionals.

    To make any page template work for posts as well, all you have to do is enable that plugin and then add that code to I posted to the page template and it will be available for posts as well.
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