index.php

<?php
/**
 * The main template file.
 *
 * This is the most generic template file in a WordPress theme
 * and one of the two required files for a theme
 *
 * @since alterna 1.0
 */

get_header(); ?>

   <?php
        if(((is_home() && !is_front_page()) || is_category()|| is_tag() || is_date()) && (intval(get_option('page_for_posts')) > 0) ) {
            //when you use custom page for blog will use the page layout
            $layout = alterna_get_page_layout(get_option('page_for_posts'));
            $sidebar_name = get_post_meta(get_option('page_for_posts'), 'sidebar-type', true);
        }else{
            // index default will use global layout
            $layout = alterna_get_page_layout('global');
            $sidebar_name = '0';
        }
    ?>

    <div id="main" class="container">
        <div class="row-fluid">
            <?php if($layout == 2) : ?>
                <div class="span4"><?php generated_dynamic_sidebar($sidebar_name); ?></div>
            <?php endif; ?>

            <div class="left-side <?php echo $layout == 1 ? 'span12' : 'span8'; ?>">
                <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>

                    <?php /* Start the Loop */ ?>
                    <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
                        <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() );?>

                    <?php endwhile; ?>

                    <?php alterna_content_pagination('nav-bottom' , 'pagination-centered'); ?>

                <?php else : ?>

                <article id="post-0" class="post no-results not-found">
                    <header class="entry-header">
                        <h1 class="entry-title"><?php _e( 'Nothing Found', 'alterna' ); ?></h1>
                    </header><!-- .entry-header -->

                    <div class="entry-content">
                        <p><?php _e( 'Apologies, but no results were found for the requested archive. Perhaps searching will help find a related post.', 'alterna' ); ?></p>
                        <?php get_search_form(); ?>
                    </div><!-- .entry-content -->
                </article><!-- #post-0 -->

            <?php endif; ?>

            </div><!-- #left-side -->
             <?php if($layout == 3) : ?>
                <div class="span4"><?php generated_dynamic_sidebar($sidebar_name); ?></div>
            <?php endif; ?>
        </div><!-- #row-fluid -->
    </div><!-- #container -->

<?php get_footer(); ?>