So I have 4 widgets which is in large-3 columns, when they're not active I place a placeholder as user guide so the user would know where to put what.
I did manage to work out the is_active but it turns out to be a long code, I was wondering if there is a way to shorten it.
Widgets from available-course-list-1 to -4
<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'available-course-list-1' ) ) : ?>
<div class="large-3 medium-3 columns">
<div class="panel">
<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'available-course-list-1' ); ?></div>
</div>
<?php else: ?>
<div class="large-3 medium-3 columns">
<div class="panel">
<h5>Available Course List #2</h5>
<p>To add lists courses in this widget, please use the Available Course List widget panel.</p>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
I tried something like this:
<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'available-course-list-1', 'available-course-list-2' ) ) : ?>
<div class="large-3 medium-3 columns">
<div class="panel">
<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'available-course-list-1', 'available-course-list-2' ); ?></div>
but that didn't work.