Change page template default to sidebar

BB Theme
1

Hey there!

More often than not I want to use the page template with the sidebar, especially for pages created by other plugins like Buddypress.

Is there a way to make all pages default to using the sidebar template? Then instead of selecting sidebar it would happen by default, and I would select something like “full width” template.

Awesome theme, loving it. You guys have changed the game.

Thanks!

2

Hey Simon,

Thanks for getting in touch and welcome to the BB forums! Sorry but I’ve really no experience with Buddypress. However, you can change the default template to have a sidebar by swapping the codes inside the page.php and tpl-sidebar.php. Just be sure to remove the commented out template name part on the new page.php file and put one on the new tpl-sidebar.php file, maybe even change the name to No Sidebar.

This changes the default template to have a sidebar whenever it’s enabled under the Theme Customizer but I can’t say if this default template will be used by Buddypress.

Hope this makes sense.

Ben

3

Nice one Ben, thanks!

FYI I create a file called page.php in the child theme and added the below code to make every page have a sidebar:

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div class="container">
	<div class="row">
		
		<?php FLTheme::sidebar('left'); ?>

		<div class="fl-content <?php FLTheme::content_class(); ?>">
			<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
				<?php get_template_part('content', 'page'); ?>
			<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
		</div>

		<?php FLTheme::sidebar('right'); ?>

	</div>
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>
4

Hey Simon,

No worries! Yes, that’s the only difference between the two aside from the comments that a template requires. You mentioned about having a No Sidebar/Full Width template hence my swapping suggestion. :slight_smile: Enjoy The Beaver! :slight_smile:

Ben