[Resolved] sidebar layout missing

[Steig]

Hello Tom,

My sidebar layout controls are missing.

I don’t know when they disappeared, but I assumed it was when I installed Custom Sidebars, however from that support forum, he is saying his plug in wouldn’t cause it to disappear.

Do you know how I could make them show up again?

Thanks,
Steig

[Tom]

The options in the screenshot disappeared?

If you click on “Screen Options” at the top right of the page, is the “Sidebar Layout” option checked?

[Steig]

I must be missing something, because I don’t see a “screen options” on the right side of page. This is screenshot of all my right hand column options.

[Tom]

You’re looking for this at the top right of your page: http://screencast.com/t/yM5YzKI8B

In there, there should be a “Sidebar Layout” option.

[Steig]

I’m in the “add new page” part of wordpress and I don’t have that option. Should I be in a different location to see it?

[Tom]

Hmm it should definitely be there.

For example: http://screencast.com/t/0nP1pf0Rjuk

If it’s not there, maybe a plugin you have is hiding it (not sure why it would).

Try #1 on this page: https://generatepress.com/knowledgebase/debugging/

[Steig]

Turning off “Custom Sidebars” caused the missing menu to come back. But not the “screen options” to come back. Will keep debugging.

[Steig]

A plugin called “White Label CMS” turned off the Screen Options. I was using it to customize the black navigation bar at the top of the website for signed in people. So Custom Sidebars removed the sidebar settings I was after and White Label CMS removed the option to apparently turn that back on.

[Tom]

Is this the plugin you’re using?: https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-sidebars/

Just installed it with GP and the sidebar metabox is displaying.

Now that you see Screen Options, make sure Sidebar Layout is checked, then try activating the plugins again.

[Steig]

That is the plugin. I have no idea why sidebar layout was unchecked in screen options. The plugin White Label CMS then turned off the ability to see screen options and so I was stuck. Now that I’ve turned it back on, the sidebar functionality is restored and I’ll have to search for another plugin for the white label functionality.

Thanks!

[Tom]

You might be able to activate that plugin again now that you’ve made the metabox show up.

No problem! 🙂

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