Enhance WPBakery Page Builder experience with user-friendly sidebar for navigation, page structure and customizable settings.
Take your WPBakery Page Builder workflow to the next level with a modern, customizable sidebar designed for faster navigation and smoother editing.
This lightweight plugin adds a persistent sidebar with navigation and panels, giving you instant access to WPBakery elements, settings, and page structure—without blocking your content or cluttering the editor. No more dragging, resizing, or hunting for options—everything you need stays neatly organized in one place.
With simple controls and flexible settings, you can tailor the sidebar to match your workflow. Whether you want a compact layout, resizable panels, or a cleaner editor interface, this plugin makes WPBakery easier and more efficient to use.
Perfect for designers, developers, and content creators who want to boost productivity and enjoy a cleaner WPBakery editing experience.
- Persistent sidebar navigation bar for quick access to WPBakery panels
- Panels displayed as a sidebar for easy access to settings and tools
- Resizable sidebar width for a personalized layout
- Dismissible notifications for a distraction-free interface
- Scroll directly to selected elements in the Edit Form panel
- Customizable settings page to adjust sidebar appearance and behavior:
- Hide element descriptions in the Add Element panel
- Reduce spacing between elements for a compact view
- Optimize field size and spacing in the Edit Form/Settings panel
- Choose whether the page view area shrinks when the sidebar is open
- Option to position the sidebar on the right side
- Page Structure panel for a clear overview of your page layout
- Option to set theme for the Frontend editor interface (light/dark)
The plugin is available on the WordPress plugin repository. You can install it directly from the WordPress dashboard. or You can directly install the plugin from the GitHub repository.
- Upload the plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
- Go to the Plugins page and activate the plugin.
That's it. Right now if you go to the WPBakery Page Builder frontend editor you can enjoy new sidebar UI.
- WPBakery Page Builder version 8.0+
- PHP version 7.0+
- WordPress version 6.4+
Simply activate the plugin and edit any post/page using WPBakery Page Builder’s Frontend Editor.
By default, the sidebar appears on the left side of the WPBakery Page Builder interface. You can change it to the right in the settings.
Yes! The settings page allows you to tweak sidebar positioning, spacing, and visibility preferences.
Navigate to Settings > Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder in your WordPress dashboard.
Deactivate the plugin via the WordPress Plugins page.
Please read and follow the Code of Conduct.
This project is open for contributions. Read the contributing guide to learn about development process. How to integrate your changes to Sidebar for WPBakery.
Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder is GPLv3 licensed.
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