{"id":1782,"date":"2017-05-05T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pikarthouse.com\/wp\/ombra-documentation\/?page_id=1782"},"modified":"2018-04-27T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T09:10:46","slug":"customize-sidebars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/documentation\/managing-content\/customize-sidebars\/","title":{"rendered":"Customize Sidebars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sidebar<\/b> represents a vertical column for displaying information other than the main content of the web page (for example, a short list of recent articles, recent comments or a list of pages, can easily be displayed across the entire site).<\/p>\n

Its\u00a0main purpose has been to provide navigation assistance for the visitors to\u00a0help them\u00a0move about your site and find the information you want them to see.<\/p>\n

A sidebar could also be called a Widgetized Area<\/em>, as it contains widgets that you could add and customize<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0The widgets could be placed in Appearance \u2192\u00a0Widgets.<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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Summary<\/p><\/div>\n

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OMBRA theme can feature up to 6 sidebars<\/em><\/strong> displayed in three different site locations<\/em><\/strong>: one sidebar is displayed in Site Header<\/em><\/strong>, one sidebar \u2014\u00a0in Site Content<\/em><\/strong> and up to four sidebars (a sidebar means a column of widgets \u2192\u00a0the number of widgets columns is customizable from Theme Options<\/em><\/a>) showcased in Site Footer<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Any\u00a0sidebar, Ombra theme comes with, can be customized in Theme Options, by going to Appearance\u00a0\u2192 Customize\u00a0\u2192 Header<\/a> \/ Content<\/a> \/ Footer<\/a>\u00a0\u2192 Sidebar<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If the sidebar placed in Site Header has\u00a0always the same position (it opens on left side of your site), the Site Content sidebar can be placed\u00a0on either left or right side of the content.<\/p>\n\n

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Widgets are conceived to add content and features to your Sidebars. Examples are the default widgets that come with WordPress: Archives, Categories, Tag cloud, Search, Recent Posts<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You could add any kind of widgets inside the sidebars placed in Site Header, Content or Footer, as their offer more control and information to\u00a0site visitors.<\/p>\n

The theme also comes up with couple of new widgets:<\/p>\n

Pikart Recent Projects<\/p><\/div>\n

The Recent Projects Widget displays the most recent projects in your sidebar, making it easy for your readers to see what\u2019s new on your portfolio. It works a similar way to Recent Posts Widget.<\/p>\n

Pikart Social Links<\/p><\/div>\n

The Social Links Widget allows you to add the necessary connections with your social networks. It consists of the following options:<\/p>\n