{"id":90900,"date":"2024-11-22T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-select-default-groupings-and-elements-for-sidebars\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:57:57","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-select-default-groupings-and-elements-for-sidebars","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/page-settings\/how-do-i-select-default-groupings-and-elements-for-sidebars\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I select default groupings and elements for sidebars?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven&#8217;t selected any other content for a sidebar on a website, ChurchTools Website will automatically insert the groupings or elements you&#8217;ve selected.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To select these default groupings or elements, go to <em>the &#8220;Settings<\/em> &#8221; (1) section in your website&#8217;s admin area and then select &#8221; <em>Page Content<\/em> &#8221; (2).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.23.23.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.23.23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24862\" style=\"width:461px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.23.23.png 691w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.23.23-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.23.23-360x333.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under <em>&#8220;Sidebar&#8221;<\/em> (3), you can either <em>create new entries and link them<\/em> (4) or <em>select<\/em> existing <em>groupings or elements<\/em> (5).<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tipp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">You can find an overview of the existing groups for the sidebar under the &#8220;<em> Sidebar<\/em> &#8221; menu item (6) on the left side.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56-360x151.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CleanShot-2024-11-22-at-12.57.56.png 1243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elements you select here will be displayed by default on web pages when a sidebar is shown but has not been filled with content.  <\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/sidebar\/14-what-is-the-sidebar-and-how-to-customize-it\/\" type=\"docs\" id=\"7495\">How to create and edit sidebar elements?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/pages\/14-what-are-elements\/\" type=\"docs\" id=\"7497\">What are elements?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t selected any other content for a sidebar on a website, ChurchTools Website will automatically insert the groupings or elements you&#8217;ve selected. 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