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1. 

   flake
   Member

   Hi

   I am attempting to add a sidebar menu to Thematic to list child pages. I am still learning the code, but this is what I have so far

   function childtheme_sidemenu() {
       global $post; 
   
       if (is_page()) { ?>
          <?php if($post->post_parent)
               $children = wp_list_pages("sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=".$post->post_parent."&echo=0"); else
               $children = wp_list_pages("sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=".$post->ID."&echo=0");
   
                   if ($children) { ?>
               <h2><?php echo $page_name; ?> Sections</h2>
   
   <ul>
               <?php echo $children; ?>
               </ul>
               <div class=sidebar-spacer></div>
           <?php } ?> 
   
       <?php } 
   
   } 
   
   add_filter( 'thematic_abovemainasides()', 'childtheme_sidemenu' );
   ?>

   This is generating a syntax error related to a }.

   I would appreciate any suggestions, or pointers to relevant guides.

   Thanks

   Posted 2 years ago #
2. 

   flake
   Member

   ok, after much head scratching I have found the issue causing the syntax error. Two issues actually.

   1. due to cutting and pasting, two final php brackets had crept into the code ?>
   2. There was a space and blank line after the final ?> which apparently causes problems.

   Despite fixing the syntax error, the menu is not appearing in the sidebar. I'm still learning how all this works, and expect I've made a fundamental mistake.

   I would really appreciate some pointers.

   Thanks

   Posted 2 years ago #
3. 

   arturkim
   Member

   thematic_abovemainasides() is a hook and not a filter. So, use the following code instead:

   add_action('thematic_abovemainasides', 'childtheme_sidemenu');

   Artur Kim

   Posted 2 years ago #
4. 

   flake
   Member

   thanks arturkim, that did the trick

   Posted 2 years ago #

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