get_sidebar() will not work in footer.php

Question

I moved get_sidebar(); from header.php to footer.php but it ~~simply does not appear~~ is being placed after the last post in the page body instead of after the footer. There are no errors displayed. What do I need to do to get this working?

functions.php

/**
 * Register widget area.
 *
 * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/functionality/sidebars/#registering-a-sidebar
 */
function isometricland_widgets_init() {
    register_sidebar( array(
        'name'          => esc_html__( 'Sidebar', 'isometricland' ),
        'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
        'description'   => esc_html__( 'Add widgets here.', 'isometricland' ),
        'before_widget' => '<section id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
        'after_widget'  => '</section>',
        'before_title'  => '<h2 class="widget-title">',
        'after_title'   => '</h2>',
    ) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'isometricland_widgets_init' );

footer.php

<?php
    global $path_root, $page_title, $path_img, $path_ssi, $path_css, $path_jav;
    include_once($path_ssi . 'plugin-paypal.php');
    include_once($path_ssi . 'plugin-sitesearch.php');
    include_once($path_ssi . 'plugin-socialicons.php');
    include_once($path_ssi . 'plugin-norml.php');
?>
                </main>
                <!-- END PAGE CONTENTS -->
                <!-- START FOOTERS -->
                <footer>
                    <div id="footframe">
                        <small class="blk"><?php printf( __( 'Proudly powered by %s.', 'isometricland' ), 'WordPress' ); ?> <?php printf( __( 'Theme: %1$s by Michael Horvath based on %2$s GPLv2 or later.', 'isometricland' ), 'isometricland', '<a href="http://underscores.me/" rel="designer">Underscores.me</a>' ); ?></small>
                        <small class="blk">This page &copy; Copyright 2009 Michael Horvath. Last modified: <?php echo date("F d Y H:i:s", getlastmod()) ?>.</small>
                    </div>
<?php wp_footer(); //Crucial footer hook! ?>
                </footer>
                <!-- END FOOTERS -->
            </div>
            <!-- END MIDDLE PANE -->
            <!-- START SIDEBAR -->
            <div id="leftframe">
                <div id="sidebarframetop">
                    <div id="sidebar_widget">
<?php get_sidebar('sidebar-1'); ?>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div id="sidebarframebot">
                    <div id="file_paypal">
<?php //echo writePaypalDonate(); ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="file_search">
<?php //echo writeSiteSearchForm(); ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="file_social">
<?php echo writeSocialIcons(); ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="file_norml">
<?php //echo writeNormlLogo(); ?>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <!-- END SIDEBAR -->
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

The rendered HTML:

                </main>
                <!-- END PAGE CONTENTS -->
                <!-- START FOOTERS -->
                <footer>
                    <div id="footframe">
                        <small class="blk">Proudly powered by WordPress. Theme: isometricland by Michael Horvath based on <a href="http://underscores.me/" rel="designer">Underscores.me</a> GPLv2 or later.</small>
                        <small class="blk">This page &copy; Copyright 2009 Michael Horvath. Last modified: February 06 2020 17:03:12.</small>
                    </div>
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<script type='text/javascript' src='https://isometricland.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/syntaxhighlighter/syntaxhighlighter3/scripts/shBrushCss.js?ver=3.0.9b' id='syntaxhighlighter-brush-css-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
    (function(){
        var corecss = document.createElement('link');
        var themecss = document.createElement('link');
        var corecssurl = "https://isometricland.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/syntaxhighlighter/syntaxhighlighter3/styles/shCore.css?ver=3.0.9b";
        if ( corecss.setAttribute ) {
                corecss.setAttribute( "rel", "stylesheet" );
                corecss.setAttribute( "type", "text/css" );
                corecss.setAttribute( "href", corecssurl );
        } else {
                corecss.rel = "stylesheet";
                corecss.href = corecssurl;
        }
        document.head.appendChild( corecss );
        var themecssurl = "https://isometricland.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/syntaxhighlighter/syntaxhighlighter3/styles/shThemeFadeToGrey.css?ver=3.0.9b";
        if ( themecss.setAttribute ) {
                themecss.setAttribute( "rel", "stylesheet" );
                themecss.setAttribute( "type", "text/css" );
                themecss.setAttribute( "href", themecssurl );
        } else {
                themecss.rel = "stylesheet";
                themecss.href = themecssurl;
        }
        document.head.appendChild( themecss );
    })();
    SyntaxHighlighter.config.strings.expandSource = '+ expand source';
    SyntaxHighlighter.config.strings.help = '?';
    SyntaxHighlighter.config.strings.alert = 'SyntaxHighlighter\n\n';
    SyntaxHighlighter.config.strings.noBrush = 'Can\'t find brush for: ';
    SyntaxHighlighter.config.strings.brushNotHtmlScript = 'Brush wasn\'t configured for html-script option: ';
    SyntaxHighlighter.defaults['class-name'] = 'syntax';
    SyntaxHighlighter.defaults['pad-line-numbers'] = true;
    SyntaxHighlighter.all();

    // Infinite scroll support
    if ( typeof( jQuery ) !== 'undefined' ) {
        jQuery( function( $ ) {
            $( document.body ).on( 'post-load', function() {
                SyntaxHighlighter.highlight();
            } );
        } );
    }
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://isometricland.net/blog/wp-content/themes/isometricland/js/navigation.js?ver=20151215' id='isometricland-navigation-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://isometricland.net/blog/wp-content/themes/isometricland/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js?ver=20151215' id='isometricland-skip-link-focus-fix-js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://isometricland.net/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=5.7.1' id='wp-embed-js'></script>
<script type="text/javascript">(function (undefined) {var _targetWindow ="prefer-popup";
window.NSLPopup = function (url, title, w, h) {
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                /Mobile/i.test(userAgent);
        },
        screenX = window.screenX !== undefined ? window.screenX : window.screenLeft,
        screenY = window.screenY !== undefined ? window.screenY : window.screenTop,
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        outerHeight = window.outerHeight !== undefined ? window.outerHeight : document.documentElement.clientHeight - 22,
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        targetHeight = mobile() ? null : h,
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    features.push('scrollbars=1');

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        newWindow.focus();
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};

var isWebView = null;

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    if (isWebView === null) {
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            } else if (/iPhone|iPad|iPod/.test(ua)) {
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                return "Silk";
            } else if (/Chrome/.test(ua)) {
                return "Chrome";
            } else if (/Firefox/.test(ua)) {
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            } else if (android) {
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                return _getVersion(ua, "Version/");
            } else if (browser === "IE") {
                return /IEMobile/.test(ua) ? _getVersion(ua, "IEMobile/") :
                    /MSIE/.test(ua) ? _getVersion(ua, "MSIE ")
                        :
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}

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    var ua = nav.userAgent || "";
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});})();</script>               </footer>
                <!-- END FOOTERS -->
            </div>
            <!-- END MIDDLE PANE -->
            <!-- START SIDEBAR -->
            <div id="leftframe">
                <div id="sidebarframetop">
                    <div id="sidebar_widget">
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div id="sidebarframebot">
                    <div id="file_paypal">
                    </div>
                    <div id="file_search">
                    </div>
                    <div id="file_social">
<div class="social" title="DeviantArt"  ><a href="https://posfan12.deviantart.com/"             target="_blank"><img class="nomagnify" style="margin:0px;" src="https://isometricland.net/images/icon_deviantart.png"   alt="DeviantArt"    /></a></div>
<div class="social" title="Facebook"    ><a href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.horvath.35"          target="_blank"><img class="nomagnify" style="margin:0px;" src="https://isometricland.net/images/icon_facebook.png" alt="Facebook"      /></a></div>
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<br/>
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<div class="social" title="Wikipedia"   ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Datumizer"         target="_blank"><img class="nomagnify" style="margin:0px;" src="https://isometricland.net/images/icon_wikipedia.png"    alt="Wikipedia"     /></a></div>
                    </div>
                    <div id="file_norml">
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <!-- END SIDEBAR -->
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

It is being taken out of the context I specify and placed after the last post instead. — posfan12, Commented May 1, 2021 at 14:07
So where is a problem if you have an output, if you dont specify sidebar name for get_sidebar it will output default sidebar, which you pasted here) — anton, Commented May 1, 2021 at 14:32
what you posted as 'rendered html' is clearly not generated from what you posted as code in footer.php - the html tags and CSS does not match. what html code is rendered in the footer? — Michael, Commented May 1, 2021 at 19:58

Jacob Peattie · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-02 12:32:17Z

1

You need to read the documentation, get_sidebar():

Includes the sidebar template for a theme or if a name is specified then a specialised sidebar will be included.

Its purpose is to load sidebar.php. It does not output widgets. To output widgets you need to use dynamic_sidebar():

<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ); ?>

That will output the widgets added to that widget area. This is clearly outlined in the documentation.

answered May 2, 2021 at 12:32

Jacob Peattie

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Thanks. Why is dynamic_sidebar() required in the footer but not in the header?
– posfan12
Commented May 4, 2021 at 2:25
It’s not required anywhere.
– Jacob Peattie
Commented May 4, 2021 at 3:25
Excuse me let me rephrase that. Why is get_sidebar() by itself sufficient in the header but not in the footer? (That is the default behavior in the theme I'm using.)
– posfan12
Commented May 5, 2021 at 2:52
Also, the sidebar is now being generated TWICE. Once in the correct location, but also still in the footer.
– posfan12
Commented May 5, 2021 at 2:56

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Pixelsmith · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-01 18:58:26Z

0

If you want it in the footer, just put it in the footer.

            </main>
            <!-- END PAGE CONTENTS -->
            <!-- START FOOTERS -->
            <footer>
              <div id="footframe">
              </div>                    
              <!-- START SIDEBAR -->
              <div id="leftframe">
               <div id="sidebarframetop">
                <div id="sidebar_widget">
                  <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
                 </div>
                </div>
               </div>
              <!-- END SIDEBAR -->
             <?php wp_footer(); //Crucial footer hook! ?>
            </footer>
            <!-- END FOOTERS -->

answered May 1, 2021 at 18:58

Pixelsmith

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I don't want it in the actual footer. I just want it toward the end of the HTML so that I don't have to explicitly set the TABINDEXes of my nav bar elements.
– posfan12
Commented May 1, 2021 at 20:57

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