When building a mall website with WooCommerce + WoodMart themes, many people encounter a problem:Want different pages to show differenta side-bar (in software), for example:

• Shoes category shows brand filtering and size filtering
• Bag classification show material filtering and popular recommendation
• The main store page displays generic filters and announcements.

By default, theWoodMart Can be set for the page sidebar, but if you want to achieve more flexible "conditional sidebar", you need to use plug-ins to achieve. Today's article to teach you how to use plug-ins to achieve WoodMart's customized conditional sidebar display, the operation is simple, novice can handle.

Why do I need a "conditional sidebar"?

In a multi-category mall website, different pages have different audience needs. A unifieda side-bar (in software)It can make the content irrelevant and affect conversions.

An example:
When visiting the "Men's Sneakers" category page, users are most concerned about the brand, size and color.
When visiting the "Women's handbags" category page, users are more concerned about the material, style and price range.

At this point, it's necessary to have the different categories call theDifferent gadget areasThis is also known as the "Conditional Sidebar".

Recommended Implementation Tool: Content Aware Sidebars Plugin

We use a free and lightweight plugin:Content Aware Sidebars

Pros of this plugin:

• Display conditions can be set by page, category, tag, custom post type, etc.
• Support multiple sidebars to replace the original theme default sidebar
• Perfectly compatible with WoodMart, no need to write code!

Step by step: set different sidebars for different product categories

Step 1: Install the plug-in

• WordPress Backend → Plugins → Install Plugin
• look for sth. Content Aware Sidebars
• Click on "Installation" → "Activation".

Step 2: Create a new sidebar

• Find "Sidebars" in the left menu of the backend → click "Add New".

• Enter the name of the sidebar (e.g. "Shoes Category Sidebar")
• In "Replace Sidebar", select the default sidebar you want to replace (usually the Shop Sidebar or as defined by WoodMart widget area)

• Click "Conditions" to set the display conditions:
  • Condition type selection:Taxonomy → Product Categories
  • Check which product categories you want this sidebar to be displayed in (e.g. "Sneakers")

• You can also set it to be limited to a particular page or tab.

• Save Sidebar

Step 3: Configure Sidebar Content

• Backstage → Appearance → Widgets
• Find the new sidebar you just created, for example "Shoes Category Sidebar".
• Drag in the widgets you need (e.g. filters, brand lists, custom HTML)
• Save Settings

Now, when users visit the product category page you set up, they will see your exclusive customized sidebar!

Common Expanded Usage

• Exclusive sidebar for each category (for multi-category malls)
• Use of special sidebars for promotional pages, brand-specific pages (to guide users to purchase)
• Show different sidebars for logged in users and non-logged in users (with membership plugin)

summarize

With the Content Aware Sidebars plugin, you can easily add a new set of sidebars to the WoodMart MallRealize page-level sidebar control, no longer limited to a single layout. Especially suitable for vertical segmentation, multi-category, multi-brand mall site, can greatly enhance the page relevance and conversion rate.

Highly recommend trying this solution if you are using WoodMart, simple, efficient and no code!

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