Title: Sidebar vs widget area
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Sidebar vs widget area

 *  [verbotten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/verbotten/)
 * (@verbotten)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-vs-widget-area/)
 * Hello, I’d like to ask what is the difference between sidebar and widget area?
 * What about also difference between dynamic sidebar and not dynamic? (is there
   a such?)

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 *  [Peninah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/highlight_creative/)
 * (@highlight_creative)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-vs-widget-area/#post-6777548)
 * A widget area is simply an area that can contain widgets. It can be anywhere 
   on a theme.
 * A sidebar is a sidebar on a website (the usual–no different for WP) and usually
   is widgetized. A dynamic sidebar means a sidebar that is widgetized. People do
   occasionally use “sidebar” and “widget area” interchangeably, but technically,
   a widgetized area can be anywhere, and a sidebar is specific.
 *  Thread Starter [verbotten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/verbotten/)
 * (@verbotten)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-vs-widget-area/#post-6777729)
 * Thanks for reply,
 * So a second sidebar within some themes is not really a sidebar? just a widgetized
   are called sidebar?
 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-vs-widget-area/#post-6777730)
 * Every sidebar is basically just an area to contain widgets. They are called sidebars
   because that’s where they are normally used. There’s also a lot of themes that
   use “sidebars” as footers, placed in content areas, and at other places around
   that aren’t on the “side” of the site.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-vs-widget-area/#post-6777730)
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