Site Sidebar

Site Sidebars are areas in your theme where you can place widgets to display content such as menus, search bars, recent posts, archives, categories, and more.

Here's a short form of the Site Sidebar settings process

Step 1 : Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.

Step 2 : Go to Appearance > Customize > Site Sidebars

Step 3 : Choose the global or custom sidebar settings you want to adjust.

Step 4 : Add or manage widgets through Appearance > Widgets.

Step 5 : Save and publish your changes.

Adding and Managing Widgets:

  • Go to Appearance > Widgets or Appearance > Customize > Widgets.

  • Add widgets to the sidebar area by dragging them from the available widgets list.

  • Customize each widget to display content like recent posts, categories, archives, search bars, etc.

Sidebar Settings

The Site Sidebar allows you to manage widget areas and customize the sidebar layout across your website.

Widget Areas

  • Global Sidebar – This is the default sidebar used across your website unless overridden by page-specific settings.

Customizing Sidebar Settings

Global Sidebar Settings

  • Global Sidebar Layout – Choose the default layout for the sidebar.

  • Hide Standard Sidebar – Enable this option to remove the sidebar from all pages.

Widget Title & Content Styling

  • Widget Title – Customize the font, size, and color of widget titles.

  • Widget Content – Modify the text style, color, and spacing for better readability.

Assigning the Sidebar to Specific Pages

  • Navigate to dashboard > Pages → Edit Page

  • Locate Sidebar Settings in the page options

  • Select Admin Option, Without Sidebar, Left Sidebar, Right Sidebar

  • Click Update to apply changes

Adding and Managing Widgets

  • Go to Appearance → Widgets

  • Select Global Sidebar

  • Click Add Widget and choose the desired widgets

  • Drag and arrange them as needed

  • Click Save & Publish

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