is_dynamic_sidebar() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

is_dynamic_sidebar(): bool

Determines whether the dynamic sidebar is enabled and used by the theme.

Description

For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out the Conditional Tags article in the Theme Developer Handbook.

Return

bool True if using widgets, false otherwise.

Source

function is_dynamic_sidebar() {
	global $wp_registered_widgets, $wp_registered_sidebars;

	$sidebars_widgets = get_option( 'sidebars_widgets' );

	foreach ( (array) $wp_registered_sidebars as $index => $sidebar ) {
		if ( ! empty( $sidebars_widgets[ $index ] ) ) {
			foreach ( (array) $sidebars_widgets[ $index ] as $widget ) {
				if ( array_key_exists( $widget, $wp_registered_widgets ) ) {
					return true;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	return false;
}

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Uses	Description
get_option()`wp-includes/option.php`	Retrieves an option value based on an option name.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.2.0	Introduced.

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