Conditional layout techniques

This is one of the powerful features of ATOM :)

Basically a widgetized area is displayed only if there are widgets inside it and if at least one of those widgets meets the visibility conditions which are set in every widget’s settings.

If these conditions are not met the layout will fall back to the previous type, to avoid displaying a empty area.

Example:

  • Global layout setting is 3 column mode (Atom > design).
  • Secondary Sidebar has two widgets, which both are set to be visible only on the blog home page.

=> The blog homepage will show in 3-column mode, while all the other pages of the site will fall back to 2-column mode.

A practical example: There is a Secondary Footer area on this demo site, which is only visible to registered users, and only on the blog home page.

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