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[raubvogel]

Back again with a new Idea:

In "functions/actions.php" there is a function

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function suffusion_get_pseudo_template_class() { ... }

which applies a filter called "suffusion_pseudo_template_class". I tried to mimic the last part of the code, i.e. to fake a "suf_pseudo_template = 1r" custom field.

I added the following code to my "functions.php"

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add_filter('suffusion_pseudo_template_class', 'custom_template_extra_post_classes');

function custom_template_extra_post_classes($template)
{
    if (is_single())
    {
       global $suffusion;
       if (!isset($suffusion) || is_null($suffusion)) {
          $suffusion = new Suffusion();
       }
       
        $template[] = 'page-template-1r-sidebar-php';
        $suffusion->set_body_layout($template);
    }
   
    return $template;
}


The area for the sidebar is shown but the sidebar itself is not shown. Does somebody know what is wrong?

[raubvogel]

I finally got it

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/**
 * Force suffusion to show right sidebar on single posts.
 */
// filter for the sidebar count
add_filter('suffusion_right_sidebar_count', 'custom_suffusion_right_sidebar_count');

function custom_suffusion_right_sidebar_count($ret, $side, $context)
{
   // return 1 if single post
   if (is_single())
      $ret = 1;
   
   return $ret;
}

// filter for the pseudo template class
add_filter('suffusion_pseudo_template_class', 'custom_template_extra_post_classes');

function custom_template_extra_post_classes($template)
{
   // return 1 right sidebare template if single post
   if (is_single())
      $template[] = 'page-template-1r-sidebar-php';

   return $template;
}


[minty]

I've hit exactly this issue, and I would rather see it added as a feature than have to hack code or go and adjust a bunch of settings.

Situation:
* I set up a site with a lot of pages with no right sidebar. Posts are the same.
* client changes their mind and want a right sidebar, but *only* for posts, to show 'recent posts'.
* I look at all the options for setting layouts: category view, blog page etc... great, one easy place to change them to 1l1r sidebar.
* Except... there's no choice for single posts. Strange omission.

My options: hack code as above (and deal with it on every suffusion update) or change my default to 1l1r and then edit every damn page setting to override that!

I reckon that adding a layout options for Single Posts, in exactly the same way as there are for all the other post-related layouts, would be ace.

Just my 2c!

[sayontan]

My options: hack code as above (and deal with it on every suffusion update) or change my default to 1l1r and then edit every damn page setting to override that!

Strictly speaking, the above changes are in a child theme - you don't have to change your code every time you update.

Basically choices are like a can of worms. Who would guess, that a year back you couldn't differentiate between the number of sidebars on categories vs. default views vs. some other view? Who would guess that till the start of this year you couldn't assign a template and a layout to a page? But as more options are provided, there is a clamour for even more. This requirement has been a fairly low priority one because of several reasons, the primary being the high disparity between the number of posts and pages for people. Posts often outnumber pages by 10 to 1, so the logical solution would be to assign the defaults to have the most common configuration.

Now, if I provide the capability to style generic single post layouts, very soon there will be one to differentiate between post formats etc.

Nonetheless, since I have already provided the capability to style single CPTs, I can see this becoming a standard feature. But it will not happen in the next one month (until I am done with my vacation at least).

[minty]

sayontan wrote:
Strictly speaking, the above changes are in a child theme - you don't have to change your code every time you update.

Duh. Of course. I'm using a child theme to give custom 404s and css; I'll add to it.

sayontan wrote:
Now, if I provide the capability to style generic single post layouts, very soon there will be one to differentiate between post formats etc.

But this is exactly what Suffusion needs: more options! It's so limited in what you can choose to change at the moment...

[drake]

But this is exactly what Suffusion needs: more options! It's so limited in what you can choose to change at the moment...

This last it was a very goood one... I still laughing )

I think that even Sayontan when is asking shortly about an option it stay a while and thinking: "Hmmm, yes, I am sure that I provide this option, but... where I put that button " )

[reza]

Next Suffusion version needs to be a complete CMS with content blocks and the like