Custom sidebar wordpress

1. How do I edit the sidebar in WordPress?
2. How do I create a custom dynamic sidebar in WordPress?
3. How do I register a custom sidebar?

How do I edit the sidebar in WordPress?

Start by clicking on Appearance » Widgets from your WordPress dashboard. Next, drag the Navigation Menu widget to the sidebar column. Create a title for your new widget and select the menu you want to display from the drop-down menu. Click Save to confirm your changes.

How do I create a custom dynamic sidebar in WordPress?

For this tutorial, let's add something simple. Drag and drop the “Calendar” widget into the new sidebar. When it comes to widgets and sidebars, WordPress will automatically save when you drag and drop a new component. It's when you make adjustments to the widgets that you have to click the save button on them.

How do I register a custom sidebar?

To register a sidebar we use register_sidebar and the widgets_init function. Registering a sidebar tells WordPress that you're creating a new widget area in Appearance > Widgets that users can drag their widgets to. There are two functions for registering sidebars: register_sidebar()