sidebar.php

<?php
/**
 * The Sidebar containing the main widget areas.
 *
 * @package cornerstone
 */
?>
	<div id="page-sidebar" class="col-md-4 widget-area" role="complementary">
		<?php if ( ! dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar' ) ) : ?>
			
            
            <aside id="archives" class="widget">
				<h3 class="widget-title"><?php _e( 'Explore by News Category', 'cs' ); ?></h1>
				<ul>
					
                    <?php 
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('news-and-events'); 
					  $news_and_events = $idObj->term_id;
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('students'); 
					  $students = $idObj->term_id;
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('faculty'); 
					  $faculty = $idObj->term_id;
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('alumni'); 
					  $alumni = $idObj->term_id;
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('academics'); 
					  $academics = $idObj->term_id;
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('community-outreach'); 
					  $community_outreach = $idObj->term_id;
					  $idObj = get_category_by_slug('supporting-neag'); 
					  $supporting_neag = $idObj->term_id;
					?>
                  <?php 
   					 $args = array( 
					 	'include'=> $news_and_events.','.$students.','.$faculty.','.$alumni.','.$academics.','.$community_outreach.','.$supporting_neag,
						'title_li' => ''
						);
					 wp_list_categories( $args ); ?>

				</ul>
			</aside>
            
            <aside id="sidebar-in-the-media" class="widget">
				<h3 class="widget-title">Neag in the Media</h1>
					<ul>
						<?php
                        
                        
                        $args = array( 'posts_per_page' => 7, 'category_name' => 'neag-in-the-media' );
                        
                        $myposts = get_posts( $args );
                        foreach ( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post ); ?>
                            <li>
                                <a href="<?php $key="neag-in-the-media-link"; echo get_post_meta($post->ID, $key, true); ?>">
								<?php the_title( '<h1 class="in-the-media-entry-title">', '</h1>' ); ?></a>
                                <?php the_content() ?>
                            </li>
                        <?php endforeach; 
                        wp_reset_postdata();?>
                        
                  </ul>
			</aside>
            
            <aside id="categories" class="widget">
				<h3 class="widget-title">Neag News Archives</h3>
				<ul>
					<?php wp_get_archives( array( 
						'type' => 'monthly'
					) ); ?>
				</ul>
			</aside>
            
			

			

		<?php endif; // end sidebar widget area ?>
	</div><!-- #secondary -->