# How to set up the sidebar

In this theme we paid special attention to Sidebars for your biggest convenience and on multiple previous requests.

We have two types of sidebar: right sidebar and left sidebar, which can be selected for both of archive and single posts/pages.

In addition to that, you can add/create a new sidebar with VC Widgets/Elements, in this case you will need to go here:

![](https://support.stylemixthemes.com/storage/stm-manuals/April2020/sidebar.jpeg)

Edit or create a new sidebar, and add any sections you need by means of Visual Composer

![](https://support.stylemixthemes.com/storage/stm-manuals/April2020/sidebar-2.jpeg)

For archive pages you can set sidebar options up via **Appearance -> Customize -> Layout**

For single pages/posts you can add sidebar via **Widgetised Sidebar** or **STM Sidebar** VC element