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Using Conditional Tags with Widget Logic 1 Install and activate the Widget Logic plugin. 2 Go to your widgets, probably in the Customizer. 3 Select the widget you’d like to control, expand it. You’ll notice a new “Widget logic:” section at the bottom. That box… More
What do you need to know about widget logic?
Widget Logic does something unusual for such a popular (>300K installs) plugin: it requires you to know basic PHP syntax, and specifically the syntax for WordPress’s conditional tags.
When does a WordPress plugin load conditional logic?
By default, the plugin will load the conditional logic you add to each widget as soon as the plugin starts, even before wp_head is called.
How does widget logic work in WordPress dashboard?
Widget Logic adds a simple text area to every widget in your dashboard. In this, you can type either conditional tags or custom conditional PHP statements to determine which pages specific widgets should load on. This gives you control over all of your widgets, without having to create separate sidebars for different conditions.
Where do you find widget logic in WordPress?
You’ll notice a new “Widget logic:” section at the bottom. That box is where you write your code. It’s basically a place for you to make use of WordPress’s Conditional Tags. Actually using those conditional tags properly is the tricky part.
How do conditional tags work in WordPress theme?
They tell WordPress what code to display under specific conditions. Conditional Tags usually work with PHP if / else Conditional Statements. The code begins by checking to see if a statement is true or false. If the statement is found to be true, the first set of code is executed.
What happens if a conditional tag is false?
If it’s false, the first set of code is skipped, and the second set of code (after the else) is executed instead. For example, you could ask if a user is logged in, and then provide a different greeting depending on the result.