Dear All,

We are using a three column layout and would like to set-up two widget areas - one for the left column, and one for the right.

Everything works well with one widget area but as soon as I add a second widget area to the page it stops working in the admin area. It looks like the problem is that the Javascript uses an ID to locate the widget area and if you have two areas it breaks.

Does anyone know if its possible to have two widget areas on the same page?

Thanks in advance.

Mark

Same Issue, could we make two class Widget aera 1 and 2 ?

Do they have different names?

Im pretty sure 2 widget areas will work. Following the example on the widgets page in the docs you would have 2 widgetareas defined (eg LeftSideWidgets, RightSideWidgets) instead of 1.

Hi,

I tryed yesterday many way to use two widget aera on a left sidebar
and a right sidebar. I tried 3 approach . And at each time the admin section was not working properly.
I was not able to drag Widget from the WidgetAeraEditor_availableWidget form the right side bar.

/*---------------------------------------------*/
/*----------- 1st approach -------------*/

Just to create in a page.php a second widget

class Page extends SiteTree {
static $db = array(

);
static $has_one = array(
"leftSidebar" => "WidgetArea",
"RightSidebar" => "WidgetArea"
);

function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.SideBar", new WidgetAreaEditor("leftSidebar"));
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.SideBar", new WidgetAreaEditor("RightSidebar"));
return $fields;
}

}

/*-------- Result -----------*/
-> i ran db/build?flush=1
-> /admin and I am able to manage only the section of left
and it appear (after saving and refresh) the same widget value in both WidgetAreaEditor_usedWidgets and delete work only in the left (first) one

/*---------------------------------------------*/
/*----------- 2nd approach -------------*/

Just to create in a page.php a second widget but manage in a second tab

class Page extends SiteTree {
static $db = array(

);
static $has_one = array(
"leftSidebar" => "WidgetArea",
"RightSidebar" => "WidgetArea"
);

function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.LeftSideBar", new WidgetAreaEditor("leftSidebar"));
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.RightSideBar", new WidgetAreaEditor("RightSidebar"));
return $fields;
}

}

/*-------- Result -----------*/
-> i ran db/build?flush=1
-> admin and I am able to manage only the section of LeftSideBar and nothing move in WidgetAreaEditor_availableWidgets in the RightSideBar tab

/*---------------------------------------------*/
/*----------- 3rd approach -------------*/

stupid approach crate a new class RightWidgetArea in C:\....\lighttpd\htdocs\sapphire\widgets

<?php

class RightWidgetArea extends DataObject {
static $db = array();

static $has_many = array(
"Widgets" => "Widget"
);

function forTemplate() {
return $this->renderWith("WidgetArea");
}
}

?>

and then

class Page extends SiteTree {
static $db = array(

);
static $has_one = array(
"leftSidebar" => "WidgetArea",
"RightSidebar" => "RightWidgetArea "
);

function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.LeftSideBar", new WidgetAreaEditor("leftSidebar"));
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.RightSideBar", new WidgetAreaEditor("RightSidebar"));
return $fields;
}

}

/*-------- Result -----------*/
(same has the 2nd approach)

-> i ran db/build?flush=1
-> admin and I am able to manage only the section of LeftSideBar and nothing move in WidgetAreaEditor_availableWidgets in the RightSideBar tab

/*--- Please help me ---*/

I will finish by hardcode and rendering manualy the widget of the right side bar.. :-(
But i am sure some one already succes to manage 2 section of widget on one page, doesn't you ?
So any idea is more than welcome :-)

have a good one
MIke

10 types of people , developers and .. others

Ok, i know my previous msg was a little too long but to resume , no you can not administer 2 widget aera for the moment.. or for me something is missing..
Do you have any idea how to do this ?

See http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/2131