Sidebar hooks – Learn GeneratePress

These hooks fire around the left and right sidebars.

Hooks in firing order

generate_sidebars
generate_before_left_sidebar_content
generate_after_left_sidebar_content
generate_before_right_sidebar_content
generate_after_right_sidebar_content

Sidebar wrapper (legacy)

generate_sidebars

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The generate_sidebars hook was removed from the main templates in GeneratePress 2.0, but is kept for backward compatibility and still fires from GP Premium’s legacy Sections template.

Parameters: none. Default: —.

add_action( 'generate_sidebars', function() {
    ?>
    <div class="my-notice">Insert your content here.</div>
    <?php
} );

Related: generate_after_primary_content_area Guide: Sidebars

Left sidebar

generate_before_left_sidebar_content

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The generate_before_left_sidebar_content hook appears inside the .inside-left-sidebar element.

Parameters: none. Default: —.

add_action( 'generate_before_left_sidebar_content', function() {
    ?>
    <div class="my-notice">Insert your content here.</div>
    <?php
} );

generate_after_left_sidebar_content

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The generate_after_left_sidebar_content hook appears before the closing .inside-left-sidebar element.

Parameters: none. Default: —.

add_action( 'generate_after_left_sidebar_content', function() {
    ?>
    <div class="my-notice">Insert your content here.</div>
    <?php
} );

Right sidebar

generate_before_right_sidebar_content

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The generate_before_right_sidebar_content hook appears inside the .inside-right-sidebar element.

Parameters: none. Default: —.

add_action( 'generate_before_right_sidebar_content', function() {
    ?>
    <div class="my-notice">Insert your content here.</div>
    <?php
} );

generate_after_right_sidebar_content

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The generate_after_right_sidebar_content hook appears before the closing .inside-right-sidebar element.

Parameters: none. Default: —.

add_action( 'generate_after_right_sidebar_content', function() {
    ?>
    <div class="my-notice">Insert your content here.</div>
    <?php
} );