Are you looking for a way to only show a widget area if it contains widgets? This snippet will check whether a widget area contains any widgets or not, and only displays the widget area if it contains widgets.
Instructions:
- Replace a widget area, such as the sidebar, with the following snippet.
- Change the name
sidebar-namein lines 1 and 3 to the name of the widget you wish to hide if it has no widgets.
<?php if( is_active_sidebar('sidebar-name') ) { ?>
<ul class="widgets-container">
<?php dynamic_sidebar('sidebar-name'); ?>
</ul><!-- /widgets-container -->
<?php } ?>
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The article suggests using a plugin like “Widget Options” for a user-friendly interface to manage widget visibility.