How to create sidebar
How can we create sidebar in porto? Porto suggests the set of sidebar areas covering the majority of a site needs providing in
Appearance > Sidebars
1. Sidebar Registration
Porto includes several default sidebar areas: Blog Sidebar, Homepage Sidebar, Secondary Sidebar, Shop Sidebar (WooCommerce Category Sidebar), Shop Horizontal (for horizontal filters), and Single Product Sidebar (WooCommerce Product Sidebar).
In addition to the provided sidebars, you can create new sidebar through the
Appearance > Sidebars
Once you create sidebar, it will appear in the list under
Appearance > Widgets
2. Sidebar Editing
The latest WordPress update presents existing widget areas in a single column format. To add a widget, open the desired widget area, click the “+” icon, and enter the widget title to locate and insert it. Widget addition now operates seamlessly within the Gutenberg editor.
3. Sidebar Allocation
If you want to display sidebar in posts pages, you should set page layout containing “sidebar” string in its name.
You can set page layouts in several pages of
Porto > Theme Options
Global Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Layout page
Here, you can set full site’s page layout. Once you select the layout containing “sidebar” string in its name, you can see select box of sidebar.
Using this, you can select sidebars of
Appearance > Widgets
page.
Blog & Post Archive Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Post > Blog & Post Archives
You can set blog & post archive page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see
Appearance > Widgets > Blog Sidebar
in blog & post archive page.
If you set “both sidebars” layout,
Appearance > Widgets > Secondary Sidebar
will be displayed in the sidebar content.
Single Post Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Post > Single Post
You can set single post page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see
Appearance > Widgets > Blog Sidebar
in single post page.
If you set “both sidebars” layout,
Appearance > Widgets > Secondary Sidebar
will be displayed in the sidebar content.
Portfolio Archive Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Portfolio > Portfolio Archives
For this, you should first enable portfolio content type in
Porto > Theme Options > Portfolio
page.
You can set portfolio archive page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see select box of sidebar.
Using this, you can select sidebars of
Appearance > Widgets
page.
Single Portfolio Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Portfolio > Single Portfolio
For this, you should first enable portfolio content type in
Porto > Theme Options > Portfolio
page.
You can set single portfolio page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see select box of sidebar.
Using this, you can select sidebars of
Appearance > Widgets
page.
Member Archive Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Member > Member Archives
For this, you should first enable member content type in
Porto > Theme Options > Member > General
page.
You can set member archive page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see select box of sidebar.
Using this, you can select sidebars of
Appearance > Widgets
page.
Single Member Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > Member > Single Member
For this, you should first enable member content type in
Porto > Theme Options > Member > General
page.
You can set single member page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see select box of sidebar.
Using this, you can select sidebars of
Appearance > Widgets
page.
FAQ Sidebar
Porto > Theme Options > FAQ
For this, you should first enable FAQ content type in
Porto > Theme Options > FAQ
page.
You can set FAQ page’s layout here. Once you set sidebar layouts, you can see select box of sidebar.
Using this, you can select sidebars of
Appearance > Widgets
page.
