Get full control over Layouts, Page Content, Sidebars and Widgets

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  • Custom Responsive page layouts – widgetize a page, drop widgets in page content area
  • Drag and drop OTW Grid Manager – build responsive layouts in seconds!
  • Vertical or Horizontal widgets alignment
  • Replace any theme sidebar with a custom one on any set of pages
  • Unlimited custom sidebars
  • Widget visibility – display any widget on or hide it from any page
  • OTW Content Sidebars – add custom sidebars in content for pages and posts
  • Supports any kind of content Pages, Page templates, Posts, Categories, Tags, Archives, Custom post types, Taxonomies, Post type archives, WordPress service pages – home, front, 404, search, etc.
  • WPML plugin support – display sidebars and widgets based on Language
  • WooCommerce plugin support – woo pages, products, categories, tags
  • bbPress plugin support – bbPress pages, forums, topics, topic tags
  • BuddyPress plugin support – Activity and Members pages
  • Display sidebars and widgets based on User role
  • Optimized performance for large WP installations
  • Designed to fit into the core WordPress design
  • Easy and intuitive administration
  • No coding required
  • Support and Updates

Custom responsive page layouts – Widgetizing pages

Adding widgets on pages is a very flexible way to build your own unique page layout. Your layouts will be responsive. Easy, fun, no coding!
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  • Create as many custom sidebars as you need
  • Create a new page
  • Create your responsive column layout – few clicks with the OTW Grid Manager
  • Insert the new sidebars in the columns
  • Go to Appearance -> Widgets and drop some widgets in your new sidebars

Your other options are to copy the sidebar’s shortcode and paste it in a page/post, wherever in the content you need it. Or use the Insert Sidebar Shortcode button in the editor to do the same.

You can read more on Widgetizing pages by using the OTW Grid Manager – the process, screenshots, video.

Vertical and Horizontal widget alignment

  • Vertical
    This is the default WordPress widget alignment. The widgets in sidebars (widget areas) with vertical alignment are arranged in a column bellow each other.
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  • Horizontal
    The widgets in sidebars (widget areas) with horizontal alignment will be arranged in a row next to each other (lined up on the same line).
    Such widget areas are fluid and very flexible. The widget area width will be equally divided between all widgets in this widget area. Horizontal alignement is usually used on widgetized pages.
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You can read more on Horizontal or vertical widget alignment with screenshots.

Replace existing theme sidebars with custom ones.

Display relevant content on your pages. You can now replace an existing sidebar (widget area) with a custom sidebar for one or group of pages, templates, posts, custom post types, taxonomies, etc (any combination). The content of the new sidebar will be displayed on the exact same spot as the one you select to replace only for those pages you selected.
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  • Create a custom sidebar
  • Choose which sidebar to replace
  • Choose where to display the custom sidebar – any set of pages, templates, posts, custom post types, taxonomies, etc.
  • Go to your Appearance -> Widgets and drop some widgets in your new sidebar

Widgets visibility – complete control

Every widget can now be display on or hidden from one or few pages, templates, posts, custom post types, taxonomies, etc (any combination). It works with all widgets – WordPress default and any custom added widget.

  • Go to Appearance -> Widgets
  • Every widget has a button named Set Visibility
  • Choose where is the widget displayed on or hidden from

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OTW Content Sidebars

Add custom sidebars on the left and right of the content of your pages and posts. This works best in full width page templates. We have such template included if your theme does not have it.
Content sidebars can be set up for all pages and these settings can be overriden for each page individually.
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Sidebars and Widget Anywhere

Sidebars can be inserted anywhere in your site:

  • Shortcode – each sidebar has a shortcode that can be placed wherever you need it
  • WYSIWYG content editor of your pages/posts – once the plugin is activated you have a new button in the editor called “Insert OTW Shortcode”
  • In OTW Grid Manager – once you create your page layout fill it with sidebars
  • Template files – place any sidebar in any template file by using the WordPress do_shortcode function and the sidebar’s shortcode

Interface and Performance optimizations

  • Fits well into the core WordPress design
  • Optimized performance for large WP installations
  • Ajax based operations so you don’t have to wait on pages to refresh
  • Filters in the listings – search, total selected, select/dis-select all, show all selected/dis-selected, order options, pagination
  • Content types are grouped

 

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Theme Authors and Developers – ThemeForest or elsewhere

Include this item in your themes. All you need is 1 extended license for each theme you put on the market and permission from the author which you get by writing us.

 

Lite (Sidebar Manager) vs Pro version

Feature Comparison Lite version Pro version
Create unlimited custom sidebars X X
Replace any theme sidebar X X
Insert sidebars anywhere via shortcode X
Sidebars visibility – Pages and User roles X X
Sidebars visibility – Page templates, Posts, Categories, Tags, Archives, Custom post types, Taxonomies, Post type archives, etc. X
Sidebars visibility – WPML, WooCommerce, bbPress, BuddyPress support X
Sticky sidebars and widgets X
OTW grid manager – custom responsive page layouts, drag & drop X
OTW content sidebars – add sidebars on the left and/or right of your pages/layouts X
Vertical and Horizontal widgets alignment X
Widget visibility – display any widget on or hide it from any page X
Translation/Localization .po/.mo files ready to use X
Free Updates X X
Support X