Please follow the below steps to configure the general sidebar settings on your website.
Add a Sidebar
- Go to Appearance> Customize> Sidebar Settings
- Click Add New sidebar
- Give the sidebar a name and a unique id.
- Click Save & Publish
You can see the new sidebar in Appearance> Widgets. Add a widget to the sidebar and click save to configure the newly created sidebar.
Configure Sidebar
- Log in to WordPress Admin Panel.
- Go to Appearance> Customize> Sidebar Settings
- Select Sidebars for various Pages, like Home Page, Single Page, Single Post Page, etc. The sidebar selected under the particular pages will be displayed on the page. For example: Home Page Sidebar appears only on home page.
- Click Save & Publish