[Support request] Full width image section above blog post with sidebar?

[Adam]

I would like to place a section with a full-width image at the top of my blog posts and still retain my site sidebar in the blog post below.

After reading this thread (https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/full-width-image-blog-post/) I understand I have to create an additional section below the image section and copy-paste the text of the blog post into it.

I have set the sidebar layout as “content/sidebar”, but the text spans the full width of the container.

Is there any way I can place a full-width image above a blog post and retain my sidebar?

Thanks!
Adam

[Leo]

Hi there,

If I understand this correctly, you should be able to use our page header add-on:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/page-header-overview/

You can assign one to blog page: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/page-header-global-locations/

Let me know if this is what you are after 🙂

[Adam]

Hi Leo, thank you for your response.

I am already using your header add-on to add the headline and byline to the top of the page, set against a white background. But the header add-on doesn’t allow me to place the image in *the space below* the headline. The header add-on superimposes a headline on top of an image or on top of a band of color. I want my headline on the very top portion of the post, set against white space. In the space below that, I want a full width image. And in the space below that I want text/sidebar. If you look at URL I pasted in my original post, the top of the post is laid out the way I want it.

The issue I am having is with the bottom of the post with text. The section with text doesn’t allow me to retain a sidebar.

Also, I noticed the comments disappear if I use sections.

Is that layout possible with GeneratePress Premium–with comments?

Thanks,
Adam

[Leo]

Ahh I see. Unfortunately that layout is currently not possible using sections.

You can allow sidebar on sections: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/allow-sidebars-sections/ but can’t specify where you want the sidebar to appear/start.

As for comments, Phil here actually came up with a solution: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/comments-using-sections/#post-325331

[Adam]

Thanks Leo! I’ll give your suggestions a try and see how it works.

[Leo]

Sounds good 🙂

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