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Joachim Jensen

<h3>Content Aware Sidebars is the #1 WordPress Sidebar Plugin</h3>
<p>You can optimize conversion rates, boost on-site SEO, upsell products, and much more by displaying different widget areas on different conditions.</p>
<p>Create tailored widget areas in seconds. No widget logic coding required.</p>
<h3>Show or Hide Widgets on Any Page (Yes, any)</h3>
<p><strong>Replace your theme sidebars on different conditions</strong>, or insert widget areas with shortcodes. The following Display Conditions are available out of the box:</p>
<ul>
<li>Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Content with Tags, Categories, or Custom Taxonomies</li>
<li>Content written by select Authors</li>
<li>Page Templates</li>
<li>Blog Page & Post Type Archives</li>
<li>Author Archives</li>
<li>Taxonomy Archives</li>
<li>Front Page, Search Results, 404 Not Found Page</li>
<li>bbPress Profiles, Forums & Topics</li>
<li>BuddyPress Profile Sections</li>
<li>Languages (Polylang, qTranslate X, TranslatePress, Transposh, Weglot, WPML)</li>
<li>Pods Pages</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>You can even combine conditions in any way you like! E.g. target all posts in a select category and written by a specific author.</strong></p>
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<h3>Add Unlimited Sidebars & Widget Areas</h3>
<p>Create a post sidebar, a page sidebar, a category sidebar, or any custom sidebar you need – no coding required. <strong>CAS will never slow down your site</strong>, even if you create a lot of custom sidebars and conditions.</p>
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<p><strong>Sidebars – Quick Select© lets you add or select widget areas directly when editing a post or page.</strong></p>
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<h3>Schedule & Disable Custom Sidebars</h3>
<p>In the All-in-one Sidebar Manager you <strong>just pick a start and end date</strong> for when widget areas should be displayed, and CAS will take care of the rest.</p>
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<p><strong>1-Click Sidebar Activation© lets you activate or deactivate widget areas instantly.</strong></p>
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<h3>The Most User-friendly Widget Manager</h3>
<p>When adding new widgets to sidebars, <strong>Live Search will find widgets instantly</strong>, and the smart split-screen makes it a joy to manage a lot of widgets and sidebars.</p>
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<p><strong>The Enhanced Widget Manager adds the signature turquoise line to easily identify custom sidebars.</strong></p>
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<h3>Sidebar Plugin Integrations & Support</h3>
<p><strong>CAS autodetects Custom Post Types and Taxonomies</strong> created by any plugin or theme. Built-in support for some of the most popular WordPress plugins means that you e.g. can create WooCommerce sidebars for select products or BuddyPress sidebars for your members.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/bbpress/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">bbPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/buddypress/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">BuddyPress / BuddyBoss</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/easy-digital-downloads/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Easy Digital Downloads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/multilingual-plugins/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">qTranslate X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/pods/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Pods</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/multilingual-plugins/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Polylang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/multilingual-plugins/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">TranslatePress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/multilingual-plugins/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Transposh Translation Filter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/woocommerce/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/multilingual-plugins/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Weglot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/multilingual-plugins/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=integration&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML</a></li>
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<h3>Customize Your Widget Areas Your Way</h3>
<p>Without writing any code, you can <strong>modify the HTML and CSS classes</strong> of widget areas, widgets, and widget titles. You get full control over the look and feel of your sidebars and widget areas, no matter what theme you use.</p>
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<p><strong>Sidebar Visibility lets you elegantly hide any widget area for logged-out users.</strong></p>
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<h3>Complete control over your WordPress widget areas</h3>
<p><strong><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=title&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Content Aware Sidebars Pro</a></strong> and get these additional powerful features:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Totem – Smart Floating Button</strong><br />
Like the button you may have seen by Intercom or Helpscout, only this is for all your widgets</li>
<li><strong>Sticky Sidebars & Widget Areas</strong><br />
Make any sidebar or widget area sticky without hurting site performance. No jQuery and no bloat</li>
<li><strong>Widget Areas after Paragraphs</strong><br />
Display a widget area after a specific number or percentage of paragraphs in your content</li>
<li><strong>Even More Display Conditions</strong>
<ul>
<li>Advanced Custom Fields data</li>
<li>Meta Box data</li>
<li>URLs + wildcards</li>
<li>Referrer URLs</li>
<li>Date Archives & Content by publish date</li>
<li>BuddyPress Groups</li>
<li>Random</li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Widget Area Designer</strong><br />
Add responsive widget columns and edit colors, backgrounds, paddings, etc.</li>
<li><strong>Widget Areas in Theme Hooks</strong><br />
Intelligently infuse new widget areas into your theme without coding</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Widgets Backup</strong><br />
Easily restore any changed or deleted widgets</li>
<li><strong>Widget Cleaner</strong><br />
Save memory and remove clutter by disabling and removing unused widgets</li>
<li><strong>Extended User Visibility</strong><br />
Show or hide widget areas for User Roles, BuddyPress Groups, and more</li>
<li><strong>Time & Weekday Schedule</strong><br />
Display widget areas only in select time ranges on given days</li>
<li><strong>Container Widget</strong><br />
Turn widget areas into reusable blocks and show the same widgets in different places</li>
<li><strong>Duplicate Widget Areas</strong><br />
A real time-saver when adding new similar widget areas</li>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/wordpress-sidebars/pricing/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=more&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">and so much more…</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Upgrade at anytime instantly and securely from your website’s Admin Dashboard.</p>
<h3>More Information</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dev.institute/docs/content-aware-sidebars/?utm_source=readme&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=info&utm_campaign=cas" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/intoxstudio/content-aware-sidebars" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/intoxstudio" rel="nofollow ugc">Twitter</a></li>
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Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin

Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!

Bill Minozzi

<p><strong>Enable Classic Widgets</strong><br />
★★★★★</p>
<h3><strong>🚀 In a Hurry? Restore the previous WordPress classic widgets</strong></h3>
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<p>Bring back the classic widgets screens in Appearance – Widgets and the Customizer. Once activated and when using a classic (non-block) theme, restore and enable the previous WordPress classic widgets settings screens and disables the Gutenberg block editor from managing widgets. No expiration!</p>
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<h3><strong>🔎 Want All the Details? Read the Full Explanation Below</strong></h3>
<p>WordPress 5.8 brought a significant change by turning the classic widget screen into a block-based widget screen. This means that Widgets are now blocks, immediately available to all users. While this update introduces new possibilities, it also creates compatibility issues for many websites.</p>
<h3>Our plugin, WordPress Classic Widgets Plugin, becomes essential in several scenarios:</h3>
<p>Broken themes or quirky output that may not display widgets correctly with the new block-based system.<br />
Users who prefer the old system and are looking to maintain the familiar interface they are comfortable with.<br />
Restore WordPress classic widget interface with our plugin. It offers a simple solution to bring back old WordPress widget settings with just one click. The plugin effectively enables previous widget system configurations, reverting WordPress to classic widget dashboard without the need for complex setup.</p>
<p>By undoing WordPress widget block editor update, our plugin ensures that users can disable WordPress block-based widget management and reinstall WordPress traditional widget controls seamlessly. It effectively reverses WordPress 5.8 widget changes, restoring the WordPress widget area classic view for those who rely on the legacy system.</p>
<p>Whether your issue is legacy widget missing or you’re wondering how to find an old widget in WordPress, our plugin provides the answers. It resolves common problems like why are my widgets not showing up in WordPress and offers straightforward steps to restore classic widgets to WordPress. For those asking how do I restore a widget in WordPress or facing widgets not showing up, our plugin ensures a quick and reliable solution.</p>
<p>In summary, our WordPress plugin to switch back to classic widgets addresses the needs of users who value simplicity, compatibility, and reliability in managing their WordPress widgets. Install it today to get old WordPress widget interface back and maintain the functionality you prefer.</p>
<p><a href="https://classicwidgets.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Classic Widgets Plugin Site</a></p>
<p>Thes feature (restore classic widget) is available also in our WP Tools free plugin with 47 other useful tools:</p>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wptools/" rel="ugc">WP Tools Free Plugin</a></p>
<h3>Important</h3>
<p>If you start using the new block-based widgets system, you will lose all of your widget blocks upon activating our plugin.<br />
There is no going back, so be sure this is what you want. The former blocks will not reappear if you change your mind and deactivate our plugin.</p>
<h3>This plugin, also from the same author, blocks spam and hackers!</h3>
<p>Upgrade your site’s security with Cloudflare Turnstile or reCAPTCHA. Enjoy insightful analytics charts and safeguard all or specific pages from spam and bot attacks. Completely free!”<br />
<a href=”https://wordpress.org/plugins/recaptcha-for-all/>Download it here for free from WordPress</p>
<h3>Demo Video</h3>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rul3UlJy2B8?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h3>Useful Links</h3>
<p><a href="https://classicwidgets.com/share/" rel="nofollow ugc">Share</a> 🙂<br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wptools/" rel="ugc">One FREE pugin, 47 tools included</a><br />
<a href="https://billminozzi.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support Site</a><br />
<a href="https://classicwidgets.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Site</a><br />
<a href="https://siterightaway.net/troubleshooting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Troubleshooting Page</a></p>
<p><strong>Privacy</strong></p>
<p>This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.</p>
<h3>External service (1)</h3>
<p>When using our chat, only some information about issues, such as your language and data from the Diagnose tab, may be sent to our server. We do not share, publish, or disclose any information with third parties.<br />
domain: https://BillMinozzi.com/chat/api/api.php</p>
<h3>External service (2)</h3>
<p>The plugin will retrieve tips and news from our site BillMinozzi.com. This information will be displayed in the plugin dashboard, in the right-hand column under the title “Tips and News.” No data is sent to our server.<br />
domain: https://billminozzi.com/API/bill-api.php</p>
<h3>Advanced Site Health</h3>
<p>WordPresss built-in Site Health feature provides a great baseline for your sites well-being. However, in todays digital landscape, true health goes beyond server configuration. A site can have a perfect score and still be slow, vulnerable, or plagued by critical errors.</p>
<p>Our plugin extends the core Site Health concept to provide a truly holistic analysis of what keeps your site fast, stable, and secure. We dont just check the basics; we diagnose critical issues that directly impact your visitors experience and your sites operational integrity.</p>
<p>Our enhanced checks include:Performance & Memory Analysis, Proactive Error Detection, Modern Security Monitoring.</p>
<p>For a complete overview of all features, our data handling practices, and the full terms governing our software, please visit our official website:<br />
https://siterightaway.net/terms-of-use-of-our-plugins-and-themes/</p>


Restore and Enable Classic Widgets No Expiration

I love Gutenberg for pages, it really opens up a lot of possibilities but wtf were they thinking with this half-assed integration for widgets? Thanks for this plugin!  

What was WordPress thinking?

Miss the old widgets? Activate this plugin to restore and enable the previous classic widgets settings screens. No expiration date.

Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin vs Restore and Enable Classic Widgets No Expiration