How to Add or Edit a Sidebar in WordPress

Not a fan of WordPress’s built in sidebars? Don’t worry, today you'll learn how to create a custom sidebar that will work for your particular website. ► Download unlimited WordPress themes and plugins with Envato Elements: elements.envato.com/wordpress...
In this video, you'll learn how to customize your WordPress theme's built-in sidebar, including adding and removing content, as well as customizing the content.
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Assets Used in This Video:
• Custom Sidebars WordPress Plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/custom-...
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[@michaeldeng4387]

This is exactly what I need to know.

[@chefstravels8429]

great info. sorted my problem but the custom sidebar was not compatible with Gutenberg so used the classic sidebar plug in instead and fixed the problem cheers.

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

Thanks. This was exactly what I was looking for.

[@envatotuts]

Glad to hear it!

[@visualmodo]

Really goos work on WP

[@En-JuiKuo]

very good, but how can you make left and right sidebar both appear?

[@manifestingincome]

my widgets dont look like this, is it a new wordpress upgrade? It sucks I can edit anything the way it looks

[@Zalmitechsolutions]

same here with me

[@saimirfan902]

Add a plugin called Classic Widgets and you will be good to go

[@miriamstumpf9525]

The Customize has no Widgets. What can I do to make it appear?

[@Marcbourbonnais85]

How do you exclude posts? I tried with the ID but it did not work...

[@reefatsayyad1279]

Can't we do it without any plugin?

[@argentechimmigration]

Thanks but i cant find the way to place a new custom sidebar on the right of my website, i have tried widget clone and custom sidebar, i created the sidebar but cant put the new sidebar on hte right side of main page to make it look symmetrical, thanks

[@chefstravels8429]

you need to go to the customise area and click sidebars it will let you place a sidebar left, or right of the page.

[@licebmi]

@@chefstravels8429 I think he just wants to adjust the width and position of the sidebar

[@Myautumnpages]

When I go to customize>Widgets, it only shows me the footers. There's no "blog sidebar"... how do you turn that on?

[@PR-sm1iu]

same here!

[@juanviana6335]

@@PR-sm1iu change your theme that has a sidebar

[@juanviana6335]

try changing your theme to one that has a sidebar

[@pingpongrallyon]

I'm encountering the same situation. I think for this instance, we would need to purchase a Premium Theme that has built in side bars

[@davidmesanoack7407]

Custom Sidebars brokes your site after WordPress 5.8

[@chefstravels8429]

Sorry, the plug in is classic widgets.

[@richi2182]

I dont have wiggets

[@billmunro3533]

The title is misleading. This deals with blog sidebars, not website sidebars.

[@envatotuts]

This deals with sidebars in WordPres, a CMS used in 455 million websites. Yes, a majority are blogs, but not all. Therefore, this title is accurate since it's about WordPress CMS.