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How Do I Get the Sidebar in WooCommerce?

Last updated on January 14, 2023 @ 10:11 am

If you’re running a WooCommerce store, you might be wondering how to get the sidebar to appear on your site. By default, WooCommerce doesn’t display a sidebar on the shop page, but it’s easy to add one if you want. Here’s how:

First, log into your WordPress dashboard and go to the Appearance > Widgets page. Here, you’ll see a list of all the available widgets that you can add to your site.

Find the WooCommerce Product Categories widget and drag it into the Main Sidebar area. Once you’ve done that, click Save Changes.

Now, if you go to your shop page, you should see the sidebar appear on the right-hand side of the page. If you want to change the position of the sidebar, you can do that from the Appearance > Customize Layout Shop Page Layout.

Here, you can choose to have the sidebar display on either the left or right side of the page. Once you’ve made your selection, click “Save Changes” and the sidebar will be repositioned accordingly.

In addition to the WooCommerce Product Categories widget, there are other widgets available that you can add to your sidebar as well. For example, the WooCommerce Products widget allows you to display a list of products on your sidebar, and the WooCommerce Product Search widget allows visitors to search for products directly from the sidebar.

PRO TIP: The following article discusses how to add a sidebar to WooCommerce. Please be aware that this may not be possible with all themes, and that adding a sidebar to WooCommerce may cause issues with your layout.
Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.