Some of our offer the option to add sidebars to the layout, which contain widgets. These sidebars and widgets are managed in one place, but can appear on multiple (or all) pages in your site.

By default all templates, except for the full-width template, contain a left sidebar that features your site’s navigation menu. Other common聽widgets that are used in sidebars include , , contact information or various feeds, such as a directory feed or E-Net feeds.

To work with sidebars, there are a few screens you’ll need to become familiar with:

  • Image showing the sidebars admin menuAll Sidebars: This admin page will show you a list of all custom sidebars that have been created for your site.
  • Add New Sidebar:聽This admin page is where you will聽create a new sidebar, which is first step required prior to editing the sidebar and .
  • Edit Sidebars: This admin page is where you will add, remove and modify聽widgets to the individual sidebars. If you have prior WordPress experience, this is the same as聽迟丑别听Appearance > Widgets admin page.
  • Menus: This admin page is where you will add, remove and modify that appear in the left sidebar of various templates. If you have prior WordPress experience, this is the same as 迟丑别听Appearance > Menus admin page.

Each site comes with a default sidebar that will automatically appear in 迟丑别听Edit Sidebars admin page. It cannot be removed, but can be modified to contain any combination of widgets you desire. The only thing that cannot be removed (or moved) is the navigation menu from the default left sidebar.

 

Creating Custom Sidebars

  • Hover over 迟丑别听Sidebars admin menu item
    Image showing the sidebar menu button
  • Click on聽Add New Sidebar
    Image showing the add new sidebar button
  • Give your sidebar a name in the filed labeled聽Enter Title Here.
    Image showing the sidebar title field
  • Click the 产濒耻别听Publish button to create the sidebar.Image showing the sidebar publish button
  • Now that the sidebar has been created, use the instructions below to populate your new sidebar.

Editing Sidebars & Using Widgets

  • Hover over 迟丑别听Sidebars menu item
    Image showing the sidebars menu item
  • Click on聽Edit Sidebars
    Image showing the edit sidebars button
  • Locate the sidebar you intend to edit
    Image showing the location of available sidebars
  • Drag & drop 迟丑别听widget you want to add into the sidebar you want to modify
    animation showing how to add a widget to a sidebar
  • Modify the widget according to the widget’s settings, and click 迟丑别听产濒耻别听Save button on the widget.
  • To delete a widget, click on the widget title bar you intend to remove, then click the red聽Delete link.
    Image showing the location of the delete widget button
  • If this is a custom sidebar, you can add the sidebar to individual pages using the when editing a page.