if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
* Elementor sidebar widget.
* Elementor widget that insert any sidebar into the page.
class Widget_Sidebar extends Widget_Base {
* Retrieve sidebar widget name.
* @return string Widget name.
public function get_name() {
* Retrieve sidebar widget title.
* @return string Widget title.
public function get_title() {
return esc_html__( 'Sidebar', 'elementor' );
* Retrieve sidebar widget icon.
* @return string Widget icon.
public function get_icon() {
* Retrieve the list of keywords the widget belongs to.
* @return array Widget keywords.
public function get_keywords() {
return [ 'sidebar', 'widget' ];
public function has_widget_inner_wrapper(): bool {
return ! Plugin::$instance->experiments->is_feature_active( 'e_optimized_markup' );
* Register sidebar widget controls.
* Adds different input fields to allow the user to change and customize the widget settings.
protected function register_controls() {
global $wp_registered_sidebars;
if ( ! $wp_registered_sidebars ) {
$options[''] = esc_html__( 'No sidebars were found', 'elementor' );
$options[''] = esc_html__( 'Choose Sidebar', 'elementor' );
foreach ( $wp_registered_sidebars as $sidebar_id => $sidebar ) {
$options[ $sidebar_id ] = $sidebar['name'];
$default_key = array_keys( $options );
$default_key = array_shift( $default_key );
$this->start_controls_section(
'label' => esc_html__( 'Sidebar', 'elementor' ),
'label' => esc_html__( 'Choose Sidebar', 'elementor' ),
'type' => Controls_Manager::SELECT,
'default' => $default_key,
$this->end_controls_section();
* Render sidebar widget output on the frontend.
* Written in PHP and used to generate the final HTML.
protected function render() {
$sidebar = $this->get_settings_for_display( 'sidebar' );
if ( empty( $sidebar ) ) {
dynamic_sidebar( $sidebar );
* Render sidebar widget output in the editor.
* Written as a Backbone JavaScript template and used to generate the live preview.
protected function content_template() {}
* Render sidebar widget as plain content.
* Override the default render behavior, don't render sidebar content.
public function render_plain_content() {}