Dashboard Meta Box

Hi there,

What kind of Element?

If it's a Hook Element, you would need to use get_post_meta() to get your custom field.

Actually creating a custom metabox is a bit advanced for this forum, but you can use the core Custom Fields metabox to add your meta data if you don't need a fully custom metabox.

Let me know :)

Ok - I think I've managed to do it just using a custom widget-area for now.

This is how my GP Element looks at the moment:

<div id="ticker-wrapper">
	<div id="ticker-bar">
		<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'nsb_ticker_bar' ) ) : ?>
	<div id="primary-sidebar" class="primary-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary">
		<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'nsb_ticker_bar' ); ?>
	</div><!-- #primary-sidebar -->
<?php endif; ?>
	</div>
</div>

Is there a way to hide the #ticker-wrapper div when there's no widget present in the sidebar? Could I do that with a bit of PHP?

Ignore me - I've managed that by moving it within the if statement.

Finished code is as follows:

<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'nsb_ticker_bar' ) ) : ?>
	<div id="ticker-wrapper">
			<div id="ticker-bar">
				<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'nsb_ticker_bar' ); ?>
			</div>
	</div>
<?php endif; ?>

Thanks Tom :-)

Glad you got it working. Thanks for sharing your code :)