Dynamic sidebar not showing up in actual page

CMS & WordPress
1

Hello I have this function in the function.php

register_sidebar (array(
	'name' => 'sidebar01',
	'before_widget' => '<li id ="%1$s" class="%2$s"> ' ,
	'after_widget' => '</li > ' ,
	'before_title' => '<h3 class="widgettitle">',
	'after_title' => '</h3>'
	));

and this in the related sidebar.php

		<div id="nav01">
			<ul>
			<?php if(!function_exists('dynamic-sidebar')|| !dynamic_sidebar('sidebar01')){ ?>
			<?php } ?>
			</ul>
		</div><!--end nav01-->

in the wp admin area I now have the option my dynamic sidebar showing up, under widgets. I can the various widgets to it.
Only itch so far it is not displaying in the actual page.

i see the colored div i have for it. but not the side bar.
Could someone point me to what I am doing wrong?
Thx
D

2

Do you have

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

in the template file where sidebar should be shown?

3

Yes.
But very reasonable question…if only :slight_smile: I would gladly have traded temp embarrassment for a sidebar or two.
and actually since i wrote this post I use the same code to add an extra side bar.

the color div and text I used as marker/placeholder “where is the sidebar” show up.
Also been looking at wp own support page. so far no luck.

yeah I know crappy color scheme but not yet at the design stage.
thx
D

4

Didn’t notice this at first, but


!function_exists('dynamic-sidebar')

should be


!function_exists('dynamic_sidebar')
5

Ronalds thank you! You are so dead on had not seen that at all.
enacted the change and can now see the side bars.
Thank you!