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Article Sidebars

Created OnMarch 8, 2021
Updated OnJune 27, 2024
By:Dave
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Overview

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Articles can have a Left Sidebar and/or a Right Sidebar to display additional content. 

The Left Sidebar and Right Sidebar can each contain the following elements:

  • Categories Navigation sidebar
  • KB Sidebar with custom or KB Widgets
  • Table of Contents (TOC)
Left and Right Sidebar Example
Left and Right Sidebar Example

Choose Navigation Sidebar with Setup Wizard

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You can change the Navigation sidebar using either the Settings UI or the Setup Wizard.

For more detailed control over article sidebars, see the instructions below.

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How to Disable/Enable and Configure Sidebars

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Sidebar Width

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Choose the left and right sidebar widths for desktop and mobile devices.

How to Add Widgets to the Sidebar

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Activate the Widget Feature

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Open Settings UI, enable the sidebar if needed and set the widget sidebar.

 

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Add your own Widgets

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To start adding your own widgets to the Article Sidebar:

  1. In your Admin sidebar select the Appearance Menu.
  2. Click on Widgets
  3. Echo KB #1 Articles Sidebar is the sidebar for KB 1. Drop widgets you wish to see in your article.
  4. This is the custom HTML widget we used to create that "View Add-ons" button. 
  5. The Echo KB - Recent Articles widget is available with our pro add-on. Click here to learn more.
  6. You can drop additional widgets you have in Available Widget list. Simply drag and drop a widget into the sidebar.
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How to disable my blog sidebar from my WordPress theme?

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Sidebar from Blog

  • This is the KB Left Sidebar with yellow background color so that you can see it better.

  • This is the KB Right Sidebar with yellow background color so that you can see it better.

  • This is the Blog sidebar from your theme.

In this example, you can see another sidebar. This sidebar is outputted by your theme. 

Two Options for Removing Blog Sidebar:

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Switch to the KB Template option

The first step is to try to switch to the KB Template options. This option allows our KB to take more control over the layout.

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Check your Active Theme Settings

Check your themes settings to see how it can turn off the blog on the KB Article Post Type. You need to look for KB articles or post_type  called epkb_post_type_1

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