[wp-hackers] Displaying a sidebar only if it contains widgets

[Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)]

the function is_active_sidebar('sidebarname') can be used, it returns true 
if there's a widget inside and active inside

if (is_active_sidebar('footer')) get_sidebar('footer');


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morris" <dvmorris at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 8:55 AM
Subject: [wp-hackers] Displaying a sidebar only if it contains widgets


> Is there an easy way to check if a sidebar contains widgets before
> displaying it?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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