Sidebars let you add extra content alongside your main content in supported templates. Here's everything you need to know about working with sidebars in version 7.0.

Editing and Managing Sidebars

To edit a sidebar:

• Hover over the sidebar area
• Click the "Edit" button in the annotation
• Add content blocks like text, images, archives, or newsletter signups
• Stack blocks vertically to maintain sidebar width
• Drag blocks to reorder them
• Click Save to publish changes

Common Sidebar Blocks:

• Archive block for organized content links
• Text block for custom content
• Newsletter signup forms
• Tag clouds
• Line dividers between content

Template-Specific Sidebar Options

Brine Family:

• Access Site Styles > Blog Styles > Sidebar blog display
• Choose Auto, Right, Left, or Hidden

Bedford:

• Site Styles > Sidebar > Hide blog sidebar option
• Page settings allow One sidebar, Separate sidebars, Full width, or Two sidebars

Montauk:

• Site Styles > Blog Styles > Blog layout
• Select Center (no sidebar), Right sidebar, or Left sidebar

Skye:

• Site Styles > Blog post options
• Toggle sidebar visibility
• Adjust sidebar width
• Option to show author profile above sidebar

Navigation Sidebars

Templates supporting navigation sidebars:

• Aviator (Offset/Business Card layouts)
• Bedford (dropdown/index pages)
• Five (when top navigation is disabled)
• Supply (site-wide)
• Wells (site-wide with editable content)

Important Notes:

• Sidebar content doesn't transfer between templates
• Most templates show sidebars at bottom on mobile devices
• Ishimoto template hides sidebars on mobile
• Style sidebars using Site Styles panel
• Product category navigation can appear in sidebar or top of page in v7.1

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• Template/version identification
• Categories and tags
• Site publishing/hiding
• Button addition
• Refund policies

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