Thread: Custom sidebar for Create Listing page without plugins

Custom sidebar for Create Listing page without plugins

I've always wanted to have a sidebar on my create-listing page where I could add few text widgets with instructions for business owners on filling out the submission form.
I know some of you want to add your own sidebar on that page too, and you can do it with the help of plugins, but here's a little tutorial on how to achieve that with only minor modifications to the code (kudos to overserv for mentioning this method, but I figured I would do a step-by-step tutorial also).

1. You need to register a new sidebar.
Open your core.php file and find line 194, where all sidebars are listed. Add this line after the last registered sidebar

That will create a new sidebar called "Create Listing Sidebar" that you can now see in your backend admin under Appearance > Widgets

create_listing_sidebar.jpg

2. Add a sidebar to Create Listing page
Open the form-listing.php and add this at the very end (after </div><!-- #content -->)

Now you should have your own sidebar for that page. I added a few text widgets explaining each section of the submission form to help with the process.

create_listing_page.jpg