{"id":704,"date":"2026-06-09T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/?p=704"},"modified":"2026-06-10T03:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:15:19","slug":"sidebar-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/sidebar-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidebar Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our theme provides flexible sidebar management, allowing you to set global defaults while giving you granular control over specific post types and pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing Sidebar Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To manage your global sidebar settings, navigate to <strong>Appearance \u2192 Customize<\/strong> in your WordPress dashboard, then go to <strong>Sidebar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Sidebar Positioning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can define where the sidebar appears across different areas of your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Defaults<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Default Position:<\/strong> This is the fallback layout for your entire site. You can choose:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Sidebar<\/strong> (Full width content)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Left Sidebar<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Right Sidebar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specific Placements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can override the global default for specific content types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single Post:<\/strong> Control the sidebar on individual blog articles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Page:<\/strong> Control the sidebar on standard static pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Archives &amp; Search:<\/strong> Control the sidebar on category pages, tag pages, and search results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For each of these, you can choose &#8220;Default&#8221; (to inherit the global setting), or explicitly set it to No Sidebar, Left Sidebar, or Right Sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> You can also override these settings on a <em>per-page<\/em> or <em>per-post<\/em> basis using the theme&#8217;s meta box settings directly in the WordPress block editor when writing a post!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Sidebar Styling &amp; Width<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the <strong>Options<\/strong> section, you can customize how the sidebar looks and fits into your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sidebar Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose how the widgets are visually presented in the sidebar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Minimal:<\/strong> A clean, blended look with minimal separation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title Focus:<\/strong> Emphasizes the widget titles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Widgets Separated:<\/strong> Adds distinct spacing and borders between individual widgets, creating a &#8220;card&#8221; effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sidebar Width<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the slider to adjust how much screen space the sidebar takes up relative to the main content. The width is defined in percentages (%), with a range from 15% to 50%. A standard sidebar is usually around 30%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Sticky Sidebar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sticky sidebar remains visible on the screen as the user scrolls down the page, which is great for keeping important links, table of contents, or advertisements in view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under <strong>Sticky Sidebar<\/strong>, choose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Disable:<\/strong> Standard scrolling behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stick first widget:<\/strong> Only the very top widget will stick to the screen as the user scrolls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stick last widget:<\/strong> The sidebar will scroll normally until it reaches the bottom widget, which will then lock into place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Mobile &amp; Responsive Behavior<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sidebars are typically moved below the main content on smaller screens, but you can control this behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under <strong>Responsive Sidebar Position<\/strong>, choose what happens to the sidebar on mobile devices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>After Content:<\/strong> (Standard) The sidebar stacks below the main page content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Before Content:<\/strong> The sidebar stacks above the main page content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hide:<\/strong> Completely hides the sidebar on mobile devices to save space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Sidebar Typography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To adjust the text sizing for your sidebar widgets, open the <strong>Typography<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <strong>Widget Title Font Size<\/strong> slider to increase or decrease the heading size of your widgets. You can set specific sizes for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saving Your Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you are satisfied with your sidebar layout, click the blue <strong>Publish<\/strong> button at the top of the Customizer to save your settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our theme provides flexible sidebar management, allowing you to set global defaults while giving you granular control over specific post types and pages. Accessing Sidebar Settings To manage your global sidebar settings, navigate to Appearance \u2192 Customize in your WordPress dashboard, then go to Sidebar. 1. Sidebar Positioning You can define where the sidebar appears &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/sidebar-setup-guide\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sidebar Setup Guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-business-interface"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.wpinterface.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}