Embed Sidebars In Content - WordPress

sidebar_embed.php

<?php

/**
 * This code will allow you to embed a sidebar
 * into a post or page or anywhere that shortcodes
 * are parsed in your WordPress theme / site.
 * It pairs well with Sidebar Generator
 * http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sidebar-generator/
 * Otherwise, be sure to register_sidebar('name')
 *
 * <samp>[sidebar position="sidebar1"]</samp>
 *
 * @param array mixed
 * @return string The generated HTML for the sidebar
 */

add_shortcode('sidebar', 'sidebar_shortcode');
function sidebar_shortcode($atts)
{
	extract(shortcode_atts(array(
		'position' => null
	), $atts));
	if($position !== null)
	{
		ob_start();
		dynamic_sidebar($position);
		$position = ob_get_clean();
	}
	return $position;
}