sidebarAutomizer WordPress Plugin
This little plugin will remove last widget or widgets from sidebar if content area height is smaller than sidebar area height.
Plugin will prevent sidebar height to overgrown content height and as a result we got a equalized content and sidebar heights. It is based on javascript that will remove last widget from sidebar while sidebar height is higher than content height. Settings are localized and by default work with Twenty Thirteen theme. Plugin unique settings approach to choose css class for content and sidebar allow us to set it up and use on any theme, and possibly in different ways that was originally meant to be used.
Settings are located in Dashboard / Settings / sidebarAutomizer:
Content Class or ID - This must be content CSS class or ID which will define max height for your sidebar area.
Sidebar Class or ID - CSS class or ID of the sidebar element that contains widgets.
Add extra height to Sidebar - In some cases you want your sidebar a bit higher than content. If th
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Usage of sidebarAutomizer over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 6 to 2 — down 4 (-66.7%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
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| July 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| December 2023 | 2 | -1 |
| November 2023 | 3 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 3 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 3 | -1 |
| August 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 4 | -2 |
| June 2023 | 6 | — |
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