Dynamic sidebar based on categories or page

[cserbackpacker]

Hi everyone.
I want to have a dynamic sidebar that would display different posts based on the page selected.

Here is the website I am referring to : https://visaguide.world/canada-visa/

I believe the dynamic sidebar has menu items which are displayed depending on which page you select, and the menu on the header changes as well. They are not using Genesis, but I am wondering if I can do the same using Genesis. I am using Wellness Pro.

I have tried implementing some tutorials but it's not working out so far. Could anyone give some insights? Or point me to a video or article?

[Brad Dalton]

You can use the Genesis Simple Sidebars plugin and this one as well https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-simple-menus/

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[cserbackpacker]

Hi Brad. Thanks for such a quick reply. Any chance this can be done without using a plugin? Or is it too complex?

[Brad Dalton]

Sure can.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[Mark]

If you want to assign custom sidebars to archive pages or replace multiple sidebars per page, this plugin likely won’t be the best solution. However it’s flexible enough to handle a wide range of page-based use cases. It can even be configured to work with Custom Post Types by adding a couple lines of code:

function myprefix_init() {
    add_post_type_support( '{{post_type}}', 'simple-page-sidebars' );
}
add_action( 'init', 'myprefix_init' );

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[AnitaC]

If you're not creating a theme but want to enhance a project, I use Lightweight Sidebar Manager - https://wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-manager/. It will even create sidebars for the footer area. I really like it.

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