dywp / wordpress-sidebar-generator

Generate unlimited sidebars in Wordpress

##SMK Sidebars Generator This plugin generates as many sidebars as you need. Then allows you to place them on any page you wish.

Important info: I'm working for version 3.0 which will support custom sidebars without touching a single line of code. If you want to get acces to first beta, click the following link, subscribe and I will send it to you when it's ready: http://eepurl.com/QeMOf

Demo video: http://youtu.be/fluNdMnSCKA

• Author : Smartik - http://smartik.ws/
• License : GPLv2

Note: To use this plugin you'll need to modify the source code of your theme or paste the generated shortcode where you want to show a specific sidebar. Read below for instructions.

####Features:

• Full AJAX (add, remove, save, validation, etc.)
• Drag to sort sidebar position.
• Name validation(characters and duplicate).
• Display sidebars using WP built-in function, a custom function or a shortcode.
• Get registered sidebars anywhere you need them.(theme options, metaboxes, widgets, etc.)

####How to install this plugin? Like any other Wordpress plugin.
Drop smk-sidebar-generator to wp-content/plugins/.
More info here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins

####Quick Installation

1. Upload the smk-sidebar-generator folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the SMK Sidebar Generator plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Configure the plugin by going to the SMK Sidebars menu that appears in your admin menu

###Install it from Wordpress.org:

• Search from WP Dashboard->Plugins(Add New) for: SMK Sidebar Generator and install it.
• ... or download it from here: http://wordpress.org/plugins/smk-sidebar-generator/

Get all sidebars in an array: Add this function in your theme functions.php:

if(! function_exists('smk_get_all_sidebars') ) {
	function smk_get_all_sidebars(){
		global $wp_registered_sidebars;
		$all_sidebars = array();
		if ( $wp_registered_sidebars && ! is_wp_error( $wp_registered_sidebars ) ) {
			
			foreach ( $wp_registered_sidebars as $sidebar ) {
				$all_sidebars[ $sidebar['id'] ] = $sidebar['name'];
			}
			
		}
		return $all_sidebars;
	}
}

Now using this function you can get all sidebars in an array([id] => [name]):

print_r( smk_get_all_sidebars() )

result of the above code(example)

array(
  "sidebarID" => "Default Sidebar",
  "anotherID" => "Sidebar Name",
  "smk_sbg_18" => "Sidebar Name 1",
  "smk_sbg_7" => "Sidebar Name Something"
)

You can output this anywhere in page/post metaboxes, theme options, etc. Example with php foreach:

echo '<select>';
  foreach($the_sidebars as $key => $value){
    echo '<option value="'. $key .'">'. $value .'</option>';
  }
echo '</select>';

Display a sidebar using smk_sidebar function:

if(function_exists('smk_sidebar'){
 smk_sidebar('sidebarID');
}

Display a sidebar using wp native function:

if(function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') && dynamic_sidebar('sidebarID')) : 
				endif;

Display a sidebar using built-in shortcode:

[smk_sidebar id="sidebarID"]

##Releases and Changelog https://github.com/Smartik89/Wordpress-Sidebar-Generator/releases