Comments for Widgets and 3 column layout

Widgets and 3 column layout

2009-01-12T14:39:57Z

I am using the 3 column layout thin-wide-thin of Cityscape London.

I created a widget template with a picture and some text. I clicked on 3-column layout - Primary Sidebar and removed the widgets i didnt want. The only widgets I selected were the one I created and the calendar widget.

For 3-column layout - Secondary Sidebar, I added recent entries, monthly archive dropdown and search.

However when i publish my site, all the widgets appear on the left sidebar and the right sidebar is empty.

I tried it in reverse, putting my custom made widget on the secondary side bar and the others on the primary and it works fine. Anyone have any ideas:

You can see my blog at www.greyday.co.uk

Thanks

Comment from Mike T on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T15:39:12Z

Did you check the HTML generated in the first scenario to see if the two sidebars,

s named beta and gamma, had content in them?

Comment from grey on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T16:22:00Z

Pretty new to MT, which html should I be looking for. Seems ive done something incorrect the widgets are not even showing now on my main page. Just the entries.

Comment from grey on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T16:33:31Z

My sidebar template is as follows Mike if you can notice anything odd:

Comment from Mike T on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T16:48:20Z

Just open up the index.html file and see if the contents of beta and gamma are empty or not when you go back to the first layout style you wanted. IIRC, beta is the primary, gamma the secondary toolbar div tags.

Comment from grey on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T18:06:57Z

I checked Index.html:
Alpha:

Gamma:

Recent Entries

Im tempted to delete the blog and start again. I can't see what I have done to mess the whole thing up:(

Comment from Mike T on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T18:35:37Z

Alpha is the main content area.

Beta is the primary toolbar.

Gamma is the secondary toolbar.

What was in Beta when you reverted back to your original settings that you tried to create for a 3 column layout?

Comment from Mike T on 2009-01-12

2009-01-12T18:56:32Z

If you haven't deleted your blog already, do this:

I created a widget template with a picture and some text. I clicked on 3-column layout - Primary Sidebar and removed the widgets i didnt want. The only widgets I selected were the one I created and the calendar widget.
For 3-column layout - Secondary Sidebar, I added recent entries, monthly archive dropdown and search.

Then post the HTML here. To make it readable on this post, do the following in a text editor:

Replace all

Replace all > with >

Comment from grey on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T11:07:42Z

Thanks so much for helping Mike, as it was a new blog with limited entries I just deleted it and started again. I will get the appearance etc how I want it before posting any entries. Hopefully that will make life easier.

Once again thanks for your help.

Comment from carrieoke13 on 2009-03-15

2009-03-16T01:18:46Z

So I am having the exact same problem as the original poster. I'm using Unity Green thin, wide, thin, but all of my widgets are showing up in the left sidebar instead of left and right. I looked at the generated html for the page and in the div tag for gamma, it DOES show content. here's the link to the page:

http://impatientscrapper.com/blog/

the bottom two widgets should be in the secondary sidebar.

any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

Comment from carrieoke13 on 2009-03-15

2009-03-16T01:32:09Z

Hi - sorry to post twice so close together, but I figured out the issue. I had neglected to add a tag to the widget I created. check your divs if you are having this same issue!
thanks!