Variable content in theme

[dad6b]

I would like to vary what part of my theme is displayed based on what the user is looking at.  For example, if the user is at the main gallery page I would like a little welcome message but once they enter a specific album that message should go away.

I tried modifying my theme.php file to check if the album variable was set but that didn't seem to work.  Any suggestions?

[Nibbler]

You can use anycontent.php for this.

[dad6b]

The part I'm looking to vary is a side bar which has a menu for non-cpg stuff.  I don't think I can do with the anycontent.php.  Is there a way to do this by hacking some of the cpg files?

[Nibbler]

If it's an html menu that can go in your theme's template.html, otherwise treat it as a custom header/footer.

[dad6b]

I know I can just put the code for the menu in the template.html file, but how do I control whether or not it should be displayed?

[kegobeer]

You'll have to modify theme.php to add your side menu, and use an if-then block to determine if it should be displayed.  If you search the forums you will find good posts on how to modify a theme.