{"id":2206,"date":"2020-06-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/01\/24\/sidebar-navigation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:37:17","slug":"wordpress-sidebar-navigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/wordpress-sidebar-navigation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Navigation Menu to Your Sidebar in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NavigationWPMenu.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NavigationWPMenu.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NavigationWPMenu-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NavigationWPMenu-768x432.png 768w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your website goals, the sidebar area of your WordPress site can be a useful space for additional site navigation. Traditionally, the WordPress sidebar is reserved for blog navigation \u2014 housing links to your blog categories, tags, and archives so website visitors can search your content easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though, with the growth of WordPress, you can now easily customize and add many different elements to your sidebar via your dashboard. Using the built-in widget functionality, you can drag and drop a main navigation menu widget into your sidebar, as well as other common elements like archives, categories, recent posts, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, with the help of a plugin, you can even create custom navigational sidebars for separate pages on your site. For example, you can have a custom sidebar for your about page and a different custom sidebar for your services page \u2014\u00a0 each providing specific links to relevant blog categories and\/or additional pages to help focus the journey for your website visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn how to:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Add-a-Navigation-Menu\">Add a Navigation Menu to Your Sidebar in WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Create-Custom-Sidebar-Navigation-Menus-Per-Page-\">Create Custom Sidebar Navigation Menus Per Page<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Custom-Sidebars\">Custom Sidebars \u2014 Dynamic Widget Area Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Content-Aware-Sidebars\">Content Aware Sidebars \u2014 Unlimited Widget Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Enjoy free, secure hosting optimized for your WordPress website with our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> WordPress Hosting plans<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Add-a-Navigation-Menu\">Add a Navigation Menu to Your Sidebar in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding a navigation menu to your sidebar using the built-in WordPress widget feature is simple. To add a menu that will be seen in the sidebar across all pages, follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log into your WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Appearance&gt;Widgets<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find <strong>Navigation Menu<\/strong> under <em>Available Widgets<\/em>, then drag and drop it over to the <strong>Sidebar <\/strong>widget area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a <strong>Title<\/strong> for your navigation menu and select the menu you want to use from the dropdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarNavWidget.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"654\" data-id=\"56910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarNavWidget.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarNavWidget.png 958w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarNavWidget-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarNavWidget-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarSelectMenu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"494\" data-id=\"56911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarSelectMenu.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarSelectMenu.png 955w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarSelectMenu-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarSelectMenu-768x397.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Create-Custom-Sidebar-Navigation-Menus-Per-Page-\">Create Custom Sidebar Navigation Menus Per Page\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also utilize custom sidebar plugins to create and add unique sidebars per a particular page, post, or category. There are many custom sidebar plugins available, but here are two popular options we tested for your review.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Custom-Sidebars\">Custom Sidebars \u2014 Dynamic Widget Area Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CustomSidebars.png\" alt=\"Custom Sidebars WordPress plugin\" class=\"wp-image-56912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CustomSidebars.png 973w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CustomSidebars-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CustomSidebars-768x359.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 200,000 installations, this free, intuitive plugin is a favorite among WordPress users. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/custom-sidebars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Sidebars<\/a> integrates seamlessly with the WordPress built-in widget area and allows you to create and display multiple custom sidebars on a post, page, category, archive page, or post type.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/install-wordpress-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">installed and activated<\/a>, the plugin will gently inform you of the new plugin settings under<strong> Appearance&gt;Widgets<\/strong>. When you navigate to the Widgets panel in your WordPress dashboard, you\u2019ll quickly notice that the sidebar configuration area looks almost identical to the built-in WordPress version. Save for a slightly dark gray background and the new <em>Create a new sidebar <\/em>button, the area is virtually unchanged.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is probably by design, allowing you to quickly learn the plugin and set up custom sidebars with ease. After you create a new sidebar using the<em> Create a new sidebar <\/em>button, simply drag-and-drop widgets from the available widget area over to your newly created custom sidebar. Presenting the same interactive creation functionality as the built-in WordPress widget feature.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a new sidebar is created and elements have been added, you must indicate where the plugin will live (e.g. page, post, specific categories, etc.) and where on the page it will\u00a0 be displayed (e.g. sidebar, footer, etc.).\u00a0 You can also set rules per screen size, hiding or shortening certain elements on mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">At the time of this review, this plugin, version 3.2.3, was tested up to WordPress 5.4.2 and is updated every 1-3 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69eadaf9e6d80&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69eadaf9e6d80\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"344\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"56913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Addcustomsidebar.png\" alt=\"activate custom sidebar plugin\" class=\"wp-image-56913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Addcustomsidebar.png 740w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Addcustomsidebar-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 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80px)\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Content-Aware-Sidebars\"><strong>Content Aware Sidebars \u2014 Unlimited Widget Areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarAware.png\" alt=\"Content aware sidebars\" class=\"wp-image-56919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarAware.png 966w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarAware-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SidebarAware-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/content-aware-sidebars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Content Aware Sidebars<\/a> is another powerful plugin for creating custom sidebars. Growing in popularity with 40,000 active installations, both the free and paid versions of this plugin cover the features of Custom Sidebar and more. <em>This article focuses on the free version.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the plugin is installed and activated, a separate area within your dashboard will appear for creating and configuring your new sidebars. You will find it in your left-hand dashboard menu labeled <strong>Content Aware<\/strong>. After clicking <strong>Content Aware&gt;Add New<\/strong>, the plugin will walk you through its features by teaching you how to create a custom sidebar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour will introduce you to its many features like conditional logic and rule creation, location targeting, custom design, and scheduling. The free version of the plugin is very robust and perfect for testing new, complex sidebar initiatives. 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