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Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder

Customizable UI for WPBakery Page Builder with sidebar navigation and panels.

Enhance your WPBakery Page Builder experience with a sleek, customizable sidebar for effortless navigation and improved workflow.

This lightweight and user-friendly plugin adds a persistent navigation bar and panels as a sidebar, ensuring quick access to essential WPBakery features without obstructing your content. No more dragging or resizing panels—just a seamless editing experience.

With intuitive controls, the sidebar streamlines access to elements, settings, and the page structure, making the Frontend Editor more efficient. Plus, a dedicated settings page lets you tailor the sidebar’s appearance and behavior to suit your preferences.

Boost your productivity and enjoy a cleaner, more efficient WPBakery Page Builder interface.

Key Features

  • Sidebar navigation bar for quick access to panels.
  • Panels as a sidebar for easy access to settings.
  • Resizable sidebar panels width for a personalized experience.
  • Settings page for customizing the sidebar's appearance and behavior.
    • Hide the description under elements in the Add Element panel.
    • Reduce spacing between elements in the Add Element panel for a more compact view.
    • Make the page view area shrink or stay the same width when the sidebar is opened.
    • Set sidebar position to the right.
    • Page Structure panel for a quick overview of the page's structure.

Installation

The plugin is available on the WordPress plugin repository. You can install it directly from the WordPress dashboard. or You can directly install the plugin from the GitHub repository.

  1. Upload the plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
  2. Go to the Plugins page and activate the plugin.

That's it. Right now if you go to the WPBakery Page Builder frontend editor you can enjoy new sidebar UI.

Requirements

  1. WPBakery Page Builder version 8.0+
  2. PHP version 7.0+
  3. WordPress version 6.4+

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I activate the sidebar?

Simply activate the plugin and edit any post/page using WPBakery Page Builder’s Frontend Editor.

Where does the sidebar appear?

By default, the sidebar appears on the left side of the WPBakery Page Builder interface. You can change it to the right in the settings.

Can I customize the sidebar?

Yes! The settings page allows you to tweak sidebar positioning, spacing, and visibility preferences.

Where do I find the plugin settings?

Navigate to Settings > Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder in your WordPress dashboard.

How do I disable the sidebar?

Deactivate the plugin via the WordPress Plugins page.

Code of Conduct

Please read and follow the Code of Conduct.

Contributing

This project is open for contributions. Read the contributing guide to learn about development process. How to integrate your changes to Sidebar for WPBakery.

License

Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder is GPLv3 licensed.

💙 Support This Project

Thank you for using Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder! Your support helps keep this project active and maintained. Here are some ways you can contribute:

⭐ Star This Repository

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🛠 Contribute

Help improve the project by submitting issues, feature requests, or pull requests. Whether it’s fixing bugs, improving documentation, or adding new features, every contribution counts!

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🌟 Rate in the WordPress Repository

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Your support makes a difference—thank you! 🚀

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