Smart Sidebars Slider is a WordPress plugin that can add one or more extra sidebars (for widgets or any other content) that will be hidden behind the tab on left or right side of the screen. You can add one or more sidebars and control their visibility across different WordPress pages.

Content for sidebars and basic features

These sidebars behave like standard sidebars, and you can add widgets into all new sidebars from standard WordPress Widgets panel. If you need it for some custom content, you can add any HTML/PHP content or use filters to add any content inside sidebar. You can set custom rules to control on which pages each sidebar will be shown, you have built in simple styler to create custom styles for sidebars, you can control open/close animation for sidebars and much more.

One or more sidebars on both screen sides

One or more sidebars on both screen sides

You can add one or more new sidebars that will be hidden behind the tab (custom text, icons, any HTML). Click on the tab will slide out the sidebar. You can customize rules for each sidebar activation, so it can be displayed only on some pages (archives, single posts and more). Or you can use filter to fine tune where the sidebar is displayed.

Main sidebars slider features

Add one or more extra sidebars
Control sidebars position (left / right side of the screen)
Control sidebars size, tab content and size
Control visibility rules for each sidebar
Control sidebars size, tab content and size
Sidebar content can be custom HTML/PHP
Auto position tabs for sidebars

Sidebars editor to setup sidebars and adjust display rules

Sidebars editor to setup sidebars and adjust display rules

Main sidebars editor allows you to quickly add, copy or delete sidebars. You have main editor to setup how the sidebar will look like, and extra editor for setting up display rules.

Additional sidebars slider features

Uses nanoScroller as sidebars replacement
Uses jQuery Easing for extra animation effects
6 built in styles for sidebars

Create custom color styles to use for sidebars

Create custom color styles to use for sidebars

To create your own color schemes for sidebars, you can use simple style builder. But, if you need more, you can always add fully custom CSS styles (more in developers guide).

Other Plugin Features Included

Includes PDF for user and developer guide in plugin package ‘docs’ directory.
Support for Multisite WordPress mode, each website can set plugin on it’s own.
Support for translation and includes POT file.

System and WordPress Requirements

PHP 7.3 or newer
WordPress 5.5 or newer

Important

For styling content inside the slider sidebars, plugin has default set of styles. If you don’t like the way that looks with your theme, you need to adjust slider sidebar styling for your theme.
Included simple styler feature allows you to set up different things for the sidebar styling, and if you need more than that to adjust sidebar style, you need to add your own custom CSS.

Documentation

Plugin contains PDF user guide in the plugin package, inside the ‘documents’ directory. Check out this document to get information on plugin options, usage and more.

Changelog

Version 3.1 / 2024.01.20.

New: tested with WordPress 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4
New: tested with PHP 8.3
Updated: minimal requirement: WordPress 5.8
Updated: minimal requirement: PHP 7.4
Updated: few minor updates and changes
Updated: various modifications to the core code presentation

Version 4.0.2 / 2023.01.25.

Updated: few minor updates and changes

Version 4.0.1 / 2023.01.17.

Fix: few more issues with the creation of new sidebars and styles

Version 4.0 / 2023.01.16.

New: tested with WordPress 6.0 and 6.1
New: tested with PHP 8.1 and 8.2
New: major change to the admin side layout and styling
New: many changes to the plugin core code organization
New: many improvements to the code syntax and formatting
New: rewritten most of the plugin styling
New: use of the SASS to generate styling files
Updated: minimal requirement: WordPress 5.5
Updated: minimal requirement: PHP 7.3
Updated: minicolors.js library updated to 2.3.6
Removed: option and code to load FontAwesome 4.7
Fix: several issues related to PHP 8.x
Fix: many minor admin side visual issues

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