Widget Area
A registered sidebar, rendered inline wherever you place it.
The block renders through the widget_area element — the same PHP that runs in the page builder, so the front
end is identical either way.
What the sidebar exposes
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
sidebar | Which widget area |
text_color | Text colour |
bg_color | Background |
font_size_preset | Text size preset |
Anything not listed stays available in the page builder, and round-trips untouched — the block only writes the values you change, so an element styled in the builder keeps every setting this sidebar does not show.
The contents live under Appearance → Widgets
This block places the area; what is in it is managed there.
A widget area with no widgets counts as inactive and renders nothing — the block says so rather than appearing broken.
Margin and padding come from Gutenberg
The block declares core spacing support, so the element's own spacing option is not exposed here —
use the Dimensions panel at the top of the sidebar.