=== Page Sidebars ===
Contributors: DanielNexterous
Site: http://www.nexterous.com/
Tags: pages, sidebars, asides, widgets
Requires at least: 2.3
Tested up to: 2.5
Stable tag: 2.0.0

A small but useful plugin to have unique sidebars for each page.

== Description ==

A small plugin that enables you to have dedicated sidebar content for each page. This plugin supports a unique widget configuration for each page. Example uses of this plugin include on a calendar page you can have dates as well as a calender widget while on an contact page you can have your emails or an IM widget.

== Installation ==

Download and unzip the file with your favorite ZIP extractor. Upload the /page-sidebars/ directory to the /wp-content/plugins/. Activate the plugin and you are ready. For more detailed instruction follow these details:

1. Upload the directory /page-sidebars/ into your Wordpress directory under /wp-content/plugins/

2. Open your adminstration panel and go to Plugins and activate it by clicking Activate next to the description of Page Sidebars.

3. You are now able to begin using the plugin. Go to Edit > Pages to edit an existing page or go to a new page. Either way, you will see two boxes below the normal boxes titled sidebar title and sidebar content. HTML is allowed in the content box.

4. To include the data in a template, for the title use the function <?php sidebar_title(); ?> and for the content use <?php sidebar_content(); ?>. Note, no variables are needed for either.

== Widget Support ==

As of version 2.0, Page Sidebars does support widgets. Please follow the below instructions to enabled widgets on your Wordpress blog. 

 
1. Open your templates functions.php file with your text editor. Look for the code that contains dynamic_sidebar() if it exists. If it does, delete the whole function (that code and its container). Once you delete that or it doesn't exist, place the following code at the beginning of the functions.php file:

`<?php 
if (function_exists('sidebar_widgets')){
	sidebar_widgets();
}
?>`

2. Now go to page.php in your template. Wherever the sidebar container is, go to it and delete everything inside (unless you prefer to keep it). Add `<?php get_widgets(); ?>` . If you have the other template tags from this plugin, you may leave them there if you prefer.

3. Finally, go to the Manage > Pages admin screen. You will now see (if you are Javascript-enabled) that a new column has been added called 'Widgets'. For each page that you want widgets on, click the 'Activate Widgets' link. Now you can go set up the Widgets under Presentation > Widgets.

Note: Using this plugin will overwrite your other widget sidebars defined in your template. Proceed with caution.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

The following are FAQ that have been asked on my site or that I find people might confuse. If you need any more help, or have questions, feel free to contact me on my site. 

1. Do you support a widget sidebar for each page?

As of version 2.0, yes, Page Sidebars is now widget-enabled. This means that you can have a unique widget sidebar for each individual page.

2. Where do I add the tags for the sidebar?

Normally, the tags are best place in your template's sidebar.php file.

3. What are the template tags?

For the two default, you will find them under the Installation tab in the instructions. For the widget tags, you will find them under Widget Support.

4. Do I need to pass variables to the template functions?

No. Just add the functions and the rest is taken care of.