Display items for your audience to browse through while they’re reading your content. With a sticky sidebar, all your essentials are kept in the view port at all times. This makes it easier for your users to travel across different pages or posts. Highlight and keep track of all you need easily with Newspaper Theme.
What is a sticky smart sidebar? Why should you use it?
The sticky sidebar is known as a floating element. When a user scrolls through your page, they will continue to see this section on their screen, displaying your important content. According to WPBeginner having a floating element on your page helps boost conversions and the click-through rate.
With our new update, you can now have multiple sticky sidebars on your page. You can do all of this in just a few simple steps with the Newspaper Theme.
Multiple sticky sidebars for pages
Split any row, on any page or template, into two columns. Now, select the one you want to use as a sidebar. From the General settings tab, check the box that says Sticky. Your column now travels alongside the rest of your content until it meets a new row.
All you have to do is make sure the box is checked to have a smart sidebar
Use a sticky sidebar on templates
The Cloud Library is a plugin that was launched with version 8.8 of the Newspaper Theme. It lets you import pre-made templates and then easily edit them with tagDiv Composer. If you want to learn more about various templates and how to create them, visit our Documentation page. For example, open your Post Template with the frontend page builder. Now click on the column that you want to make sticky. Check the Sticky box from the General settings tab. Now save your settings. And, you’re done!
Conclusions
While, numerous elements can be added into the sidebar, try not to clutter it. Highlight only the essential items that you want the audience to have access to at any given point in time. If you’re out of ideas and need some inspiration, try browsing through our Demo previews. Most of them make use of various sticky sidebars, in various different ways. Just a dash of inspiration can go a long way, so get creative while designing!
