What Sidebar Widgets Design & Colors controls
The Sidebar Widgets Design & Colors panel controls the design of widgets displayed in the theme sidebars.
These settings are useful when you want to adjust the spacing, background color, and border style for sidebar widgets.
They can apply to widgets shown in sidebar areas such as:
- Property page sidebars
- Blog sidebars
- Page sidebars
- Search or taxonomy page sidebars, depending on the selected layout
These options control the design of the widget box/container. They do not control which widgets are displayed, the content inside each widget, or the sidebar assigned to a page.
Where to find the settings
Go to:
Theme Options > Design > Sidebar Widgets Design & Colors
[Screenshot: Theme Options > Design > Sidebar Widgets Design & Colors]
Sidebar widget internal padding
The internal padding controls the space inside the widget box, between the widget border and the widget content.
You can set padding for each side:
- Sidebar Widget Internal Padding Top
- Sidebar Widget Internal Padding Left
- Sidebar Widget Internal Padding Bottom
- Sidebar Widget Internal Padding Right
Add only numbers. The value is applied in pixels.
For example:
- 30 means 30px padding.
- 15 means 15px padding.
The default value is 30.
Sidebar widget background color
The Sidebar Widget Background Color option controls the background color of the widget box.
Click Select Color and choose the background color you want to use.
The default color is white.
Sidebar widget border size
The Sidebar Widget Border Size option controls the thickness of the widget border.
Add only numbers. The value is applied in pixels.
For example:
- 0 means no visible border.
- 1 means a 1px border.
- 2 means a 2px border.
The default border size is 1px.
Sidebar widget border color
The Sidebar Widget Border Color option controls the color of the widget border.
Click Select Color and choose the border color you want to use.
The default border color is white.
If the border size is set to 0, the border color will not be visible because no border is being displayed.
Where to manage sidebar widgets
The settings from this article control only the widget design.
To add, remove, or arrange widgets in sidebars, go to:
Appearance > Widgets
From there, you can add widgets to the available WPResidence sidebar areas.
Related help:
How to manage widgets and sidebar areas in WPResidence
Important notes
- These settings affect the visual style of sidebar widget boxes.
- They do not create new sidebars.
- They do not assign widgets to pages.
- They do not change the content inside the widgets.
- After changing these settings, clear WPResidence theme cache and any cache plugin used on the website.