Index: general-template.php
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--- general-template.php	(revision 18567)
+++ general-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -70,9 +70,16 @@
  * Includes the sidebar template for a theme or if a name is specified then a
  * specialised sidebar will be included.
  *
- * For the parameter, if the file is called "sidebar-special.php" then specify
- * "special".
+ * The parameter maybe a simple text string such as:
+ * 		For the parameter, if the file is called "sidebar-special.php" then specify
+ * 		"special".
  *
+ * Or, the parameter maybe an array of strings such as: ("mefirst", "mesecond", "special")
+ * 	In this case the sidebar search order would be: 
+ *		"sidebar-mefirst.php"
+ *		"sidebar-mesecond.php"
+ *		"sidebar-special.php"
+ *   
  * @uses locate_template()
  * @since 1.5.0
  * @uses do_action() Calls 'get_sidebar' action.
@@ -83,9 +90,18 @@
 	do_action( 'get_sidebar', $name );
 
 	$templates = array();
-	if ( isset($name) )
-		$templates[] = "sidebar-{$name}.php";
 
+	if ( isset($name) ) {
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			foreach ( (array) $name as $disname ) {
+		                if ( !$disname ) { continue; }
+		                $templates[] = "sidebar-{$disname}.php";
+			}
+		} else {
+	                $templates[] = "sidebar-{$name}.php";
+		}
+	}
+
 	$templates[] = 'sidebar.php';
 
 	// Backward compat code will be removed in a future release
@@ -93,6 +109,7 @@
 		load_template( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/theme-compat/sidebar.php');
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Load a template part into a template
  *