[Resolved] Equal length columns

[Amanda]

Hi,

I’d like my left nav column to be the same length as my body text. I was thinking of trying the following plug-in (unless you have another suggestion) https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-equal-columns/ But to use it I need to know the column names….

Thanks again for your help.

[Tom]

That plugin hasn’t been updated in a few years, so let’s assume it doesn’t work anymore.

You can try this (untested, getting late here).

Paste the following code in “GP Hooks > wp_footer”.

https://gist.github.com/generatepress/b946892d810435352fd9

Let me know if it works or not – it may need some tweaking.

[Tom]

Were you able to figure this out?

[Tom]

Going to resolve this for now – post back in here to re-open.

[Amanda Martin]

Hi Tom,

Sorry for the late response, I was out of town. I just tried this and it didn’t work for me. Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Amanda

[Tom]

I just gave it a quick try on my localhost, and it seems to have worked for me.

Can you link me to your website so I can take a look at what’s happening?

Thanks!

[Amanda]

Grrrrrr I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.

My URL is http://vancouverhomeexchange.ca

[Tom]

Looking at the code, the script is working.

The issue is that the two columns are the same height, but the white color is applied to the inner element.

Try this instead: https://gist.github.com/generatepress/b946892d810435352fd9

Also, you’ll need to add this CSS:

.inside-article {
      -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
      -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
      box-sizing: border-box;
}

[Amanda]

Ok so we it’s closer but no cigar……..

The column is longer but doesn’t match up on any of the pages.

I owe you a coffee after this. 🙂

Amanda

[Alex]

Join the question. Tried both methods proposed here – sidebar behavior is better, but it is still not long enough

[Tom]

Ok, we’re missing something then.

Amanda, can you email me at support@generatepress.com with an admin login so I can play around and find the right mix?

Thanks!

[Amanda]

Will do!

[Tom]

Alright so I had to make a couple changes to the theme in order for this to work easily.

I’ll be releasing the update in the next day or so, and then I should be able to finally post a solution here.

Thanks for your patience!

[Amanda]

Looking forward to using this. Thanks!

[Michael]

Same as Amanda – would like all sidebars and content sections to finish out evenly at the bottom of the page…

Will watch for update…

Thanks… this is a great theme.

[Author]

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