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Sidebar Shortcode

Add sidebars to WordPress posts and pages using shortcodes with a sidebar Name or ID.

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Tested up to WordPress 5.8
Current version1.0.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 5.8
Minimum stackWP 3.4 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update8 Dec 20214y ago
Active installations1K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 3 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Sidebar Shortcode version 1.0.0 as active, updated 4y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Features:

  • Add sidebars to WP Posts and Pages with shortcodes using a sidebar Name or sidebar ID.
  • Add one or more optional custom classes to match your theme styles or custom CSS styles.

How to Use:

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A sidebar Name can be found in the Appearance > Widgets section of your WordPress Admin Area.

Example uses:

  • [sidebar name="your-sidebar-name"]
  • [sidebar name="your-sidebar-name" class="custom-class"]
  • [sidebar name="your-sidebar-name" class="custom-class-1 custom-class-2 custom-class-3"]

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php file.

Example uses:

  • [sidebar id="your-sidebar-id"]
  • [sidebar id="your-sidebar-id" class="custom-class"]
  • [sidebar id="your-sidebar-id" class="custom-class-1 custom-class-2 custom-class-3"]

General Notes

  • The spelling and capitalization of a shortcode Name or ID must exactly match that of the desired sidebar.
  • Definition of an active sidebar: An active sidebar is a sidebar that contains widgets.
  • A [sidebar] shortcode without an active sidebar Name or active sidebar ID displays nothing.
  • An active sidebar ID overrides a sidebar Name if both are present in the same shortcode.
  • There is no limit to the number of shortcodes that can be used on the same page or post.
  • The same sidebar shortcode can be used multiple times on the same page or post.

HTML Class Notes

  • Separate multiple custom classes using a space character. Examples shown in Method sections above.
  • There is no limit to the number of custom classes that can be used.
  • Each custom class must only contain (letter,number,-,_) characters, otherwise all custom classes are omitted.
  • The sidebar ID is always added to the HTML class attribute if it contains only (letter,number,-,_) characters.

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • sidebar shortcode
  • widget area
  • widget area shortcode
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 5.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.4 · PHP not listed
Update activity8 Dec 20214y ago

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