# Theme Blocks

{% hint style="info" %}
**Blogs -> Content and Sidebar -> Add block**
{% endhint %}

&#x20;If you need to showcase a sidebar on blog pages, activate the option in *Theme settings -> Blog & Article Pages -> Blog sidebar.* There you can change the positioning and visibility settings. How to configure these settings, you can read [<mark style="color:blue;">**here**</mark>](https://mpithemes.gitbook.io/shella-shopify-theme/theme-settings/blog-and-article-pages#sidebar-visibility).

&#x20; Here you can add content for the sidebar on the blogs page. There are 5 possible content blocks: “Sidebar Categories”, “Sidebar Tags”, “Sidebar Recent posts”, “Sidebar HTML”, and “Sidebar Subscription”. We will get deeper into each of them.

## Theme Blocks

## Sidebar Categories

&#x20;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”:**

![](/files/-MhI7NdjFM-LJ2DoNwVq)

&#x20;How to add and edit menu items you can read [<mark style="color:blue;">**here**</mark>](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/legacy/menus-and-links/editing-menus).

## Sidebar Tags

&#x20;If you need the tags to be displayed as a content block in the sidebar, you need to add the **“Sidebar Tags”** block. Here you can add a **“Title”** and enable the option **“Show border”** if you want this block to be separated from the other ones:

![](/files/-MhI7TefcvOoMSIrHDPF)

&#x20;Make sure, that you have added tags to Blog posts in *Shopify Admin -> Online Store -> Blog posts*:

![](/files/-MgKCqelKn9nDHqqn3Jo)

## Sidebar Recent posts

&#x20;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”**:

![](/files/-MhI7c9D_Cr9rqalPoBC)

&#x20;How to add and edit menu items you can read [<mark style="color:blue;">**here**</mark>](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/legacy/menus-and-links/editing-menus).

## Sidebar HTML

&#x20;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”**:

![](/files/-MhI7fc7kp52fwAO4xxk)

How to add and edit a page you can read [<mark style="color:blue;">**here**</mark>](https://mpithemes.gitbook.io/shella-shopify-theme/get-started/how-to-add-and-edit-a-page).

## Sidebar Subscription

&#x20; 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 option **“Show border”** 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**:

![](/files/-MhI7ijuuUiVBvLfIk1U)


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