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Content Sidebars

Name: Content Sidebars
Rating: 2.0 (1 reviews)
Author: Tony Hayes

Give an instant boost to your Layout and Call-to-Action options. Auto-add Sidebars to your Post Content Display, inside and out!

Content Sidebars ranks #32,174 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #3,703 of 8,582 in the Customization category, a 2/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Jul 10, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.5 (Current: 7.1.2)

v1.7.0 Current Version v1.7.0

Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 10 Jul, 2024

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.7.0
Last Updated: Jul 10, 2024
Requires WP: 3.0.0+
Tested Up To: 6.5
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Tony Hayes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Content Sidebars

Once activated your will have additional Widget Areas available via Appearance -> Widgets. You can change your Content Sidebar Settings via Appearance -> Content Sidebars. There are other Plugin Options relating to the different types of Sidebars (explained below.) You can change PerPost Sidebar Display options via the post writing/editing screen Metabox. You can use filters or plugins to change the Sidebar output conditions (see last question.)

The shortcode Sidebars are inserted using the relevent shortcode for that Sidebar. eg. [shortcode-sidebar-1] or [shortcode-sidebar-2] or [shortcode-sidebar-3] They can be inserted anywhere in your posts using these shortcodes. If you want to insert them in a template or code, you can use, for example:

You can change the CSS for any of the Content Sidebars on the settings page. There is some default CSS already to help with some general styles and fixes. The relevent CSS IDs and classes for the different Sidebar types and widgets are: (also in a table on the Content Sidebars settings page for easy reference.) | Sidebar ID --------| Sidebar Class ----| Widget Class -------| Widget Title Class ---------------------.-------------------.---------------------.------------------- #abovecontentsidebar | .contentsidebar - | .abovecontentwidget | .abovecontenttitle #belowcontentsidebar | .contentsidebar - | .belowcontentwidget | .belowcontenttitle #loginsidebar -------| .contentsidebar - | .loginwidget -------| .loginwidgettitle * .loggedinsidebar --| .contentsidebar - | .loggedinwidget ----| .loggedinwidgettitle #membersidebar ------| .contentsidebar - | .memberwidget ------| .memberwidgettitle #shortcodesidebar1 --| .shortcodesidebar | .shortcodewidget ---| .shortcodewidgettitle #shortcodesidebar2 --| .shortcodesidebar | .shortcodewidget ---| .shortcodewidgettitle #shortcodesidebar3 --| .shortcodesidebar | .shortcodewidget ---| .shortcodewidgettitle #inpostsidebar1 -----| .inpostsidebar ---| .inpostwidget ------| .inpostwidgettitle #inpostsidebar2 -----| .inpostsidebar ---| .inpostwidget ------| .inpostwidgettitle #inpostsidebar1 -----| .inpostsidebar ---| .inpostwidget ------| .inpostwidgettitle if logged out, the .loggedoutsidebar is also added to all sidebars on that page. the .loggedinsidebar class is added to the Above, Below or Login sidebars on fallback,

The main Content Sidebars can be positioned by one of two methods of your choice. Either via Template Action Hooks or via the Content Filter. The Content Filter method is easier and faster to setup, but less flexible (read on for why.) The Content Filter method works for ANY theme, as it adds the sidebars to the_content(). You can adjust the priorities so they can 'fit' in with other end-of-post features such as Related Posts. The default is for absolute before (first) and absolute end (last.) The limitation of the Content Filter method is that for the 'Above Content' Sidebar it

on the Theme) - for that is typically above the_content - so filtering the content does not change that. So if you want the Above Content Sidebar to be completely above the Post Title you will need to use Template Action Hooks (which are preferable anyway.) Template Action Hooks are a better option because you do not rely on applying filters to the_content(), but you may need to find existing hooks in your Theme (preferable) - or if needs be to add them yourself into your theme templates. The default Template Layout Hooks used for the Above Content, Below Content and Login Sidebars are for [BioShip Framework]. You can add these Sidebars to others Themes either by finding or adding a hook to your Theme page templates (see the WordPress Codex for more information on the page template hierarchy.). Simply look for: do_action('my_themes_action_hook'); or add it where desired. Then change the corresponding hook name for that Sidebar on the Content Sidebars Settings Page, so that

Alternatively, you can call the sidebars directly in code with the function csidebars_get_sidebar(), eg. Above Content Sidebar Below Content Sidebar (Note: Do NOT forget the function_exist wrappers - they prevent your layout from breaking if you need to disable the Content Sidebars plugin at any time.)

The primary purpose of the 'Login' Sidebar is to allow users to login of course. As such, it will not show for a Logged In User in any case. If your site accepts user registrations in any capacity, having somewhere obvious to login can be a good idea. You can alays use a conditional Login Widget in your main Sidebar of course, but this way the Login Widget can be handled separately and positioned differently (eg. across the page, above/below navbar.) Just drop in a Login Widget into the Login Sidebar (such as a Theme My Login Widget) on your Appearance - Widgets page and then position the resulting Sidebar wherever you like, by using a Template Action Hook or function call (it will not be auto-added by the Content Filter positioning method, as that relates to the Above and Below Content Sidebars only.) You can place it below your main navigation bar, or above or within your header area for example. You can change the default hook from 'skeleton_before_header' to a hook used in your Theme page template, eg. header.php (again the default hook name used is for [BioShip Framework].) Again, look in your Theme template for:

or for a function call you can do:

The 'Logged In' or 'Members' fallback Sidebar is available for showing different content to Logged In Users. This means you can either hide Join / Signup / Register Widgets for registered users if they are logged in, or show the alternative contents of this Sidebar. This Sidebar can be used as a fallback for either the Above Content, Below Content and/or Login Sidebars. In other words, it will show instead of any of those sidebars (if you have 'Fallback' ticked next to that Sidebar in your settings) - for any Logged In User of any role (Wordpress user logged into your site that is!) This is pretty useful for showing Members Area links, or other user navigation and/or offers. Or even a role-based menu, for example, using the [Theme My Login Plugin] (User Links Module.) It has a drap-and-drop interface for all roles from administrator to subscriber. And of course, other Members plugins may have their own Widgets that you can use for this.

The InPost Sidebars are inserted automatically into the Post Types that you choose on the Settings page. You can choose 1 to 3 Sidebars and the paragraph positions where the Sidebars