[Support request] Is there a way to add a sidebar in a specific section?

[Amer Kladnjakovic]

Hi!

I want to add the Sidebar to a specific section. This means:
When I use the section funktion – I want to have the first section without section and then the second, third, fourth,… with sidebar. Is this possible?

Thanks!
Best regards
Amer

[Tom]

Hi Amer,

Not by default, but you could add a widget area in your section using a plugin like this: https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-shortcode/

You could use columns to create the sidebar inside the section: https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightweight-grid-columns/

[Amer Kladnjakovic]

ok thanks 🙂

[Amer Kladnjakovic]

You maybe also know how I could create such a sidebar:
http://testbaron.at/bohrmaschinen-test#9

I want to make the same. First section a table and second section content with a TOC Sidebar – but when I try with your plugins (column and widget) it doesnt work. Have an idea how to make this?

Thanks!

[Tom]

What about it are you wanting to replicate? The stickyness?

[Amer Kladnjakovic]

Yes 🙂 I want the first section full width with an table and the second one with a fixed width where I can add a fixed TOC widget. I have tried it with the plugins above but they dont work.

[Roberto Enrique]

I don’t know if this is the right way to do it but it certainly can help you:

You can add the main content (before the stickyness) using some custom queries inside the Hook Add-on, the page header add-on and then use the normal editor / sidebars for the content. Or better, you can create a custom page template to accomplish that.

But it is only a “temporary” solution as it will need a little bit of analysis in order to create something manageable. (If you want to do something similar to what you see with functionality similar to what you see)

Something like:

View post on imgur.com

It should do the trick 🙂

[Tom]

That’s a great idea, Roberto!

Another option is to use a plugin like this to make your “sidebar” column sticky: https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/sticky-menu-or-anything-on-scroll/

[Amer Kladnjakovic]

ok thanks!

@generate
Is there something in plan for enabling sidebars to sections?
Thanks!

[Tom]

Inside specific sections? Probably not, no.

There is an option to enable the overall sidebar on section pages, but it wouldn’t show up inside the sections, it would show up beside them.

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