JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Nick Craver
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="footer" class="one-column">
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="contentColumn">
Main Content Column
</div>
</div>
<div class="sideColumn-one">
Side Column 1
</div>
<div class="sideColumn-two">
Side Column 2
</div>
<div class="sideColumn-three">
Side Column 2
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
var num = $("#footer").attr("class").replace("-column","");
$("#footer > div:gt(0):not(.sideColumn-" + num + ")").hide();