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# Theme Blocks
Here you can manage your sidebar and decide what content blocks it should display on the Article page.
{% hint style="info" %}
**Blog posts -> Content and Sidebar -> Add block**
{% endhint %}
If you need to have a sidebar on article pages, activate the option in *Theme settings -> Blog and Article Pages -> Article sidebar.* There you can change the positioning and visibility settings. How to configure these settings, you can read [**here**](https://mpithemes.gitbook.io/shella-shopify-theme/theme-settings/blog-and-article-pages#article-sidebar).
Here you can add content for the sidebar on the article pages. There are 6 possible content blocks: “Content Slide”, “Sidebar Categories”, “Sidebar Tags”, “Sidebar Recent posts”, “ Sidebar HTML”, and “Sidebar Subscription”. We will get deeper into each of them.
## Theme Blocks
## Content Slide
{% hint style="warning" %}
**Please note**, this is an advanced option, you should have developer skills or hire a developer to complete this task for your store.
{% endhint %}
If you want to have a slider block on an Article page, you should insert the code$$''$$ into the post's content. You can also decide the place of a slider.
In the **“For article”,** select an article for which the slider will be shown. Here you can add a **“Title”** and choose an image.
## Sidebar Categories
Here you can select a **“Menu”** that you want to be displayed in the sidebar and give it a **“Title”**. If you want this block to be separated from the other ones, you can enable the option **“Show border”:**
How to add and edit menu items you can read [**here**](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/legacy/menus-and-links/editing-menus).
## Sidebar Tags
If you need the tags to be displayed as a content block in the sidebar, you need to add a block **“Sidebar Tags”**. Here you can add a **“Title”** and enable the option **“Show border”** if you want this block to be separated from the other ones:
Make sure, that you have added tags to Blog posts in *Shopify Admin -> Online Store -> Blog posts*:
## Sidebar Recent posts
Here you can select a **“Menu”** that you want to be displayed in the sidebar and give it a **“Title”**. In this block, a small information menu can be added. If you want this block to be separated from the other ones, you can enable the option **“Show border”**:
How to add and edit menu items you can read [**here**](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/legacy/menus-and-links/editing-menus).
## Sidebar HTML
Here you can select a **“Page content”** that you want to be displayed in the sidebar and give it a **“Title”**. If you want this block to be separated from the other ones, you can enable the option **“Show border”**:
How to add and edit a page you can read [**here**](https://mpithemes.gitbook.io/shella-shopify-theme/get-started/how-to-add-and-edit-a-page).
## Sidebar Subscription
If you need the subscription to be displayed as a content block in the sidebar, you need to add a block **“Sidebar Subscription”**. Here you can add a **“Title”** and enable the **“Show border”** option if you want this block to be separated from the others. There are three fields where you can add your own text: **paragraph, placeholder, and button text**:
