dynamic_sidebar_before │ action-hook │ WP 3.9.0

Fires before widgets are rendered in a dynamic sidebar.

Note: The action also fires for empty sidebars, and on both the front end and back end, including the Inactive Widgets sidebar on the Widgets screen.

Usage

add_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_before', 'wp_kama_dynamic_sidebar_before_action', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Function for `dynamic_sidebar_before` action-hook.
 * 
 * @param int|string $index       Index, name, or ID of the dynamic sidebar.
 * @param bool       $has_widgets Whether the sidebar is populated with widgets.
 *
 * @return void
 */
function wp_kama_dynamic_sidebar_before_action( $index, $has_widgets ){

	// action...
}

$index(int|string)

Index, name, or ID of the dynamic sidebar.

$has_widgets(true|false)

Whether the sidebar is populated with widgets.
Default: true

Changelog

Where the hook is called

do_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_before', $index, true );

do_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_before', $index, false );

Where the hook is used in WordPress

add_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_before', 'note_sidebar_being_rendered' );

add_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_before', array( $this, 'start_dynamic_sidebar' ) );