Some of our templates 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 widgets that are used in sidebars include social media profile icons, buttons, 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: This admin page is where you will create a new sidebar, which is first step required prior to editing the sidebar and assigning it to a page.
  • Edit Sidebars: This admin page is where you will add, remove and modify widgets to the individual sidebars. If you have prior WordPress experience, this is the same as the Appearance > Widgets admin page.
  • Menus: This admin page is where you will add, remove and modify navigation menus that appear in the left sidebar of various templates. If you have prior WordPress experience, this is the same as the Appearance > Menus admin page.

Each site comes with a default sidebar that will automatically appear in the 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.