The instructions below will help you configure some sidebar widgets. The sidebar is the small column on the right of your posts.
Important! By default, the sidebar in the Freya theme has been disabled. If you want to add it, follow the instructions here. If you add the sidebar to the single posts and pages, the header + related posts section wont be full width anymore (you can check them out here and here).
Profile
Go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the Image widget from the top (titled "freya silver").
- Title - you can replace "freya silver" with your own title
- Text - add your text to the "Caption" field
- Image - check "Upload image from computer" below Select image by: and upload an image
Social Icons
Go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Social Icons" widget. Replace LINK with the links to your social media accounts. Add https:// otherwise the links will be broken.
- Correct link: https://instagram.com/novemberdahlia
- Incorrect link: instagram.com/novemberdahlia
If you want to add more social icons, follow the instructions here.
<div class="social-icons">
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-pinterest"></i></a>
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-instagram"></i></a>
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-tiktok"></i></a>
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-youtube"></i></a>
</div>Newsletter ("join the cool kids")
Click here for instructions on how to connect MailChimp to the subscribe form.
Categories (Labels)
If you want to display specific labels in the "Categories" widget, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Categories" widget > check "Selected Labels" > uncheck the labels you don't want to display in the widget.
Keep in mind that labels will only appear in the widget if they have been used in at least one published post.
Featured (Favorite) Post
To select a featured post, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Favorite" widget > select one of your posts.
Search Form
The search form is already added, but here's the HTML if you need it:
<form action="/search" class="search-form" method="get">
<input class="search-input" name="q" placeholder="Search" type='text' value=""/>
<button class="search-submit" type="submit" value="Search"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>Archives
The archive widget is already setup. If you want to remove it, don't delete it. Open the widget and uncheck "Show this widget" from the top. This widget is from Blogger's previous version, so if you remove it and add it again, it wont look the same.