Widgets Guide

This guide explains the widget areas and widget options available for your site.

Widget Areas

Go to Appearance → Widgets to add widgets to the available widget areas.

The theme includes these widget areas:

• Sidebar — the legacy main sidebar. This is kept for compatibility.
• Page Sidebar — used for page sidebar content.
• Post Sidebar — used for blog post sidebar content.
• Product Sidebar — used for WooCommerce product page sidebar content when WooCommerce is active.
• Footer 1 — footer column 1.
• Footer 2 — footer column 2.
• Footer 3 — footer column 3.
• Footer 4 — footer column 4.
• Activity Feed Sidebar — custom widgets shown in the right sidebar of the Activity Feed template.
• Activity Feed Ad Slot — ad/widget space shown in the Activity Feed right sidebar when the ad space option is enabled.

Add Widgets to a Sidebar

1. Go to Appearance → Widgets.
2. Choose the widget area you want to edit.
3. Add the widget or block you want to display.
4. Configure the widget settings.
5. Save or update the widget area.
6. Visit the related page on the frontend to confirm the widget appears.

Page, Post, and Archive Sidebars

The site can display different sidebars for different content types.

The main configurable sidebar areas are:

• Page Sidebar for regular pages.
• Post Sidebar for blog posts.
• Sidebar for archive pages.
• Product Sidebar for WooCommerce product pages when WooCommerce is active.

To control which sidebar appears by default, go to:

Appearance → Customize → Layout / Sidebar

From there, you can choose the default sidebar layout and sidebar area for pages, posts, products, and archives.

Available layout choices are:

• No Sidebar
• Left Sidebar
• Right Sidebar

Footer Widgets

The footer supports four widget columns:

• Footer 1
• Footer 2
• Footer 3
• Footer 4

To add footer content:

1. Go to Appearance → Widgets.
2. Open one of the Footer widget areas.
3. Add the content you want displayed in that footer column.
4. Save your changes.
5. Check the site footer on the frontend.

Footer widgets only appear when at least one footer widget area has active content.

Activity Feed Sidebar Widgets

The Activity Feed template has its own right sidebar.

To add custom widgets to the Activity Feed sidebar:

1. Go to Appearance → Widgets.
2. Open Activity Feed Sidebar.
3. Add the widget content you want displayed.
4. Save your changes.
5. View the Activity Feed page on the frontend.

The Activity Feed sidebar can also show a built-in Who to Follow section. That section is controlled separately in the Customizer.

Go to:

Appearance → Customize → Activity Feed Sidebar

Available options include:

• Who to Follow – Title
• Show Who to Follow
• Show Ad Space

The Show Who to Follow option displays recommended users in the Activity Feed sidebar. The Show Ad Space option enables the Activity Feed ad slot.

Activity Feed Ad Slot

The Activity Feed Ad Slot widget area is designed for ad content in the Activity Feed right sidebar.

To use it:

1. Go to Appearance → Customize → Activity Feed Sidebar.
2. Enable Show Ad Space.
3. Go to Appearance → Widgets.
4. Open Activity Feed Ad Slot.
5. Add a Custom HTML block, shortcode block, or ad plugin widget.
6. Save your changes.
7. View the Activity Feed page and confirm the ad area appears.

If the ad slot is enabled but no widget is added, site administrators may see a placeholder on the frontend.

Latest Posts Widget

The theme includes a custom widget named VH360 Latest Posts.

This widget displays recent blog posts with optional post details.

Widget options include:

• Title
• Number of posts to show
• Show post date
• Show excerpt

To use it:

1. Go to Appearance → Widgets.
2. Choose the widget area where you want the latest posts to appear.
3. Add VH360 Latest Posts.
4. Set the title and display options.
5. Save your changes.

PWA Status Widget

When the PWA feature is enabled, the PWA plugin adds a widget named VH360 PWA Status.

This widget displays a PWA status area that can show whether the app is installed or installable.

To use it:

1. Confirm the PWA feature is enabled.
2. Go to Appearance → Widgets.
3. Add VH360 PWA Status to the widget area where you want it displayed.
4. Set the widget title if desired.
5. Save your changes.

If the PWA feature is not enabled, this widget will not output anything on the frontend.

Elementor Widgets

The site also includes Elementor widgets. These are managed inside the Elementor editor, not under Appearance → Widgets.

In Elementor, look for the VH360 Theme widget category and the available VideoHub360 widgets.

Confirmed Elementor widgets include:

• VideoHub360 Videos Grid/List
• VideoHub360 Hero Banner
• VideoHub360 Live Now
• VideoHub360 Continue Watching
• VH360 Gallery
• VH360 Gallery Grid
• VH360 Posts
• VH360 Following Videos

Use these widgets when building pages with Elementor.

VideoHub360 Videos Grid/List

Use this Elementor widget to display videos in a grid or list.

Available options include:

• Category
• Series
• Location
• Tag slug
• Display style
• Columns
• Number of posts
• Show views
• Show date
• Order by
• Order

VideoHub360 Hero Banner

Use this Elementor widget to build a video-focused hero area.

It supports a single hero or multiple slides.

Available slide content options include:

• Thumbnail
• MP4 video
• Embed URL
• Custom HTML
• Poster image
• Headline text
• Subhead text
• Button labels and URLs

The widget also includes layout, aspect ratio, theme, spacing, slider, and typography controls.

VideoHub360 Live Now

Use this Elementor widget to display currently live videos.

Available options include:

• Number of videos
• Columns
• Show title
• Show author
• Show live viewers
• Show views
• Show date

If no live videos are available, the widget displays a no-live-videos message.

VideoHub360 Continue Watching

Use this Elementor widget to show videos a logged-in user has started watching.

Available options include:

• Number of videos
• Columns
• Minimum progress
• Maximum progress
• Show author
• Show views
• Show date
• Show progress bar

This widget requires the viewer to be logged in.

VH360 Gallery

Use this Elementor widget to display a selected gallery.

Available options include:

• Select Gallery
• Show Title
• Layout controls
• Lightbox/display controls

VH360 Gallery Grid

Use this Elementor widget to display multiple galleries in a grid.

Available options include:

• Number of galleries
• Category
• Order by
• Order
• Columns/layout controls
• Display controls

VH360 Posts

Use this Elementor widget to display blog posts.

Available options include:

• Posts per page
• Order by
• Order
• Category filters
• Layout controls
• Display controls
• Style controls

VH360 Following Videos

Use this Elementor widget to display videos from users the current viewer follows.

Available options include:

• Number of videos
• Columns
• Order by
• Order
• Show author
• Show views
• Show date
• Show live badge

This widget requires the viewer to be logged in.

Troubleshooting

A widget does not appear on the frontend

Check that the widget was added to the correct widget area and saved.

Also confirm the page you are viewing actually uses that widget area. For example, Activity Feed widgets only appear on the Activity Feed template.

The Activity Feed ad slot does not appear

Go to Appearance → Customize → Activity Feed Sidebar and confirm Show Ad Space is enabled.

Then go to Appearance → Widgets and confirm a widget has been added to Activity Feed Ad Slot.

The PWA Status widget does not display anything

Confirm the PWA feature is enabled. The PWA Status widget only outputs content when the PWA feature is active.

Elementor widgets are not available

Confirm Elementor is active, then edit the page with Elementor and look for the VH360 Theme widget category and the VideoHub360 widgets.

A sidebar is empty

Go to Appearance → Widgets and confirm that widget area has active widgets. Empty sidebars are not displayed on the frontend.