Conditional Sidebars by Volade
The right sidebar on the right page.
Conditional Sidebars by Volade creates custom widget areas and displays them with 15 conditions — page, category, template, WooCommerce. Maintained successor to WooSidebars, with broader coverage than Content Aware Sidebars or Dynamic Widgets: presets, WooSidebars migration, free JSON export and agency handoff.
15 conditions, 4 presets, WooSidebars migration and JSON export — no account required.
15
Condition types
4
Presets
JSON
Free export
5
Guest rules
At a glance
WooSidebars (Automattic, 100K+ installs) has been abandoned for years — your conditional widget areas are frozen or broken on WordPress 6+. Conditional Sidebars by Volade brings it back: custom widget areas, 15 condition types, 4 presets (blog, WooCommerce, landing, agency), one-click WooSidebars migration and free JSON export. 5 rules without an account; unlimited when connected; multisite rollup and WP-CLI on V+.
Screenshots
Full-page real admin UI — presets, diagnostics and detailed settings.
Why WooSidebars is no longer enough
Automattic abandoned WooSidebars — your theme ships one sidebar; landing pages deserve better.
The problem: one sidebar for everything
WooSidebars is dead — themes only offer a single widget area.
Blog, shop, landing: you force the same widgets everywhere or duplicate code in functions.php. WooSidebars (Automattic) had 100K+ installs before abandonment.
- WooSidebars: unmaintained, incompatible with block themes and WordPress 6+
- Content Aware Sidebars: limited conditions, no presets or WooSidebars migration
- Dynamic Widgets: widget visibility only, no dedicated sidebars or agency JSON export
- Theme only: sidebar-1 — no rules per category or product
- Custom code: register_sidebar + is_page() — fragile, undocumented for clients
- Agency multisite: no centralized visibility of rules per site
The Conditional Sidebars answer
Sidebars + native WordPress rules — lightweight, migratable, agency-ready.
A Volade plugin that registers widget areas, resolves the right sidebar on display and ships four business presets — no account for essentials.
- Unlimited widget areas — assign in Appearance → Widgets
- 15 conditions: front page, blog, categories, IDs, templates, WooCommerce…
- 4 presets: blog categories, WooCommerce storefront, landing, agency
- One-click WooSidebars migration from the legacy post type
- Free JSON export — import and duplication with Volade account
- Configurable target sidebar-1 (or other) — classic and hybrid themes
- wp csb status | export | preset — Site Health and WP-CLI
4 presets, zero guesswork
Blog, WooCommerce, landing pages or agency — sidebars and rules ready to use.
Blog categories
News sidebar on blog index, Tech sidebar on the Tech category — default elsewhere.
RecommendedWooCommerce storefront
Filters on shop and product categories, minimal sidebar on single product.
E-commerceLanding pages
Empty sidebar on front page and landing templates — conversion focus.
MarketingAgency starter
Three reusable sidebars with documented fallback rule — client handoff ready.
Agency15 condition types
From front page to WooCommerce product — target exactly where each sidebar appears.
Front page and posts index — distinct editorial sidebars.
Category or tag archives — targeted thematic widgets.
Singular, specific posts/pages — landing or legal pages.
WordPress page template — full-width, landing, contact.
Any registered taxonomy — portfolio, events, CPT.
Post type archive — news, resources, docs.
Search results and not-found page — help widgets.
Shop, product category and single product — filters and upsell.
15 conditions total — combine priority and an « everywhere » fallback for edge cases.
Real scenarios
What changes on sites after activation.
Multi-section magazine
Before: Same sidebar everywhere — tech promos on the lifestyle section
After: Blog preset: News sidebar on index, Tech on category
Relevance +
WooCommerce store
Before: Filters visible on product page — checkout distraction
After: Woo preset: filters on shop/cat, minimal sidebar on product
Conversion +
Agency multisite
Before: Rules copied by hand across 12 client sites
After: JSON export + connected import — agency preset duplicated
Fast handoff
The sidebars WordPress never shipped
Custom widget areas with native rules — no fragile functions.php code.
Custom sidebars
Unlimited widget areas — registered and assignable like theme sidebars.
15 conditions
Front page, categories, IDs, templates, taxonomies, WooCommerce shop/product…
4 presets
Blog, WooCommerce, landing, agency — sidebars + rules in one click.
WooSidebars migration
Import from legacy post type — sidebars and conditions converted.
JSON export
Free backup and agency handoff — import with Volade account.
Rule priority
Explicit order + « everywhere » fallback — predictable behavior.
WP-CLI
csb status, export, preset — agency scripts and deployment.
Volade SDK
Discover, XP, V+ premium — same stack as other extensions.
WooSidebars migration included — import legacy sidebars if the sidebar post type is still in the database.
Honest comparison
CSB vs WooSidebars, Content Aware Sidebars, Dynamic Widgets, custom code and theme only.
| Feature | CSB | WooSidebars | Content Aware Sidebars | Dynamic Widgets | Custom code | Theme only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintained on WordPress 6+ | ~ | ~ | ~ | |||
| Custom sidebars | ~ | |||||
| 15 condition types | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| WooCommerce conditions | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| Business presets | ||||||
| WooSidebars migration | ||||||
| JSON export without account | ||||||
| JSON import | ||||||
| Rule duplication | ~ | ~ | ||||
| Rule priority | ~ | ~ | ~ | |||
| Merge widgets | ~ | |||||
| Debug bar | ||||||
| Site Health | ||||||
| WP-CLI | ~ | |||||
| Volade SDK | ||||||
| Hybrid block themes | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| Agency handoff | ~ | ~ | ||||
| Modern admin UI | ~ | ~ | ~ | |||
| Multisite | ~ | |||||
| Cost | Free | Abandoned | Freemium | Freemium | Dev time | Theme bundled |
CSB is the maintained successor to WooSidebars — migration included, 15 conditions, presets and free JSON export. Content Aware Sidebars and Dynamic Widgets cover partial use cases without agency handoff.
Three tiers, one plugin
5 rules, presets and JSON free without an account. Volade account for unlimited rules; V+ for multisite.
No account
- Unlimited sidebars
- 5 active rules
- 4 presets
- WooSidebars migration
- JSON export
Volade account
- Unlimited rules
- JSON import
- Rule duplication
- Agency handoff
- Account sync
V+ Premium
- Multisite rollup
- WP-CLI bulk
- Premium across the roadmap
- Priority support
- Network deployment
WP-CLI and multisite to deploy the same rules across the network.
WP-CLI
Status, export and presets from SSH — ideal for agencies.
wp csb status wp csb export --file=sidebars.json wp csb preset woocommerce
Multisite
V+ centralizes sidebar and rule visibility across every site in the network.
- Network dashboard (V+)
- Consolidated export
- Synced presets
- Multi-client handoff
Download
Install the ZIP, apply a preset — first conditional sidebar in under two minutes.
ZIP with Volade SDK — activate under Volade → Conditional Sidebars (or Appearance → Conditional Sidebars).
- 1Plugins → Add New → Upload → select the ZIP → Activate
- 2Volade → Conditional Sidebars (or Appearance → Conditional Sidebars)
- 3Apply a preset → assign widgets → export JSON for the agency
First sidebar live in under 2 minutes
Frequently asked questions
WooSidebars, Content Aware Sidebars, Dynamic Widgets, themes, WooCommerce, Volade account and V+.
Yes — it's the maintained successor. Use Import from WooSidebars if legacy data is still in the database (sidebar post type).
Free vs V+ Premium
The extension works without an account. V+ unlocks premium on this extension and the full catalog.
| Feature | Free | V+ |
|---|---|---|
| Core install & setup | ||
| Automatic updates | ||
| Community support | ||
| Advanced features & exports | ||
| Higher quotas & limits | ||
| Pro automations & integrations | ||
| Multi-site license (V+ plan) |
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Show the right sidebar everywhere
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