# betterdocs/3.8.9/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/Sidebar.php

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- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/3.8.9/code/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/Sidebar.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/3.8.9/raw/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/Sidebar.php
- Modified: 2025-01-21T06:19:26+00:00

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```php
<?php

namespace WPDeveloper\BetterDocs\Editors\BlockEditor\Blocks;

use WPDeveloper\BetterDocs\Editors\BlockEditor\Block;

class Sidebar extends Block {

	public $view_wrapper = 'betterdocs-toc-block';

	protected $editor_styles = [
		'betterdocs-sidebar',
		'betterdocs-search-modal',
		'betterdocs-extend-search-modal'
	];

	protected $frontend_styles = [
		'betterdocs-sidebar',
		'betterdocs-fontawesome'
	];

	protected $frontend_scripts = [
		'betterdocs',
		'betterdocs-category-grid',
		'betterdocs-search-modal'
	];

	public function get_name() {
		return 'sidebar';
	}

	public function register_scripts() {
		if ( function_exists( 'betterdocs_pro' ) && betterdocs_pro()->assets != null ) { // get the sidebar modal on gutenberg edit mode
			betterdocs_pro()->assets->enqueue( 'betterdocs-extend-search-modal', 'public/js/extend-search-modal.js', [] );
		}
		$this->assets_manager->enqueue(
			'betterdocs-search-modal',
			'shortcodes/js/search-modal.js',
			[ 'jquery' ]
		);
	}

    public function get_default_attributes() {
        return [
            'blockId'                       => '',
            'sidebar_layout'                => 'layout-1',
            'selectKB'                      => '',
            'includeCategories'             => '',
            'excludeCategories'             => '',
            'terms_per_page'                => -1,
            'terms_order'                   => 'asc',
            'terms_orderby'                 => 'doc_category_order',
            'docs_per_page'                 => -1,
            'postsOrderBy'                  => 'title',
            'postsOrder'                    => 'asc',
            'enableNestedSubcategory'       => false,
            'docs_per_subcategory'          => 10,
            'titleTag'                      => 'h1',
            'show_count'                    => false,
            'enableStickyTOC'               => false,
            'listIcon'                      => '',
            'listIconImageUrl'              => '',
            'initialDocsQueryNumber'        => 5,
            'initialFAQQueryNumber'         => 5,
            'searchModalQueryTermIds'       => '', //for search modal
            'searchModalQueryDocIds'        => '', //for search modal
            'searchModalQueriesFaqGroupIds' => ''
        ];
    }

	public function render( $attributes, $content ) {
		$layout         = isset( $this->attributes['sidebar_layout'] ) ? $this->attributes['sidebar_layout'] : 'layout-1';
		$layout         = str_replace( 'layout-', '', $layout );
		$layout_mapper  = [
			1 => 1,
			2 => 4,
			3 => 5,
			4 => 2,
			5 => 3,
			6 => 6,
			7 => 7
		];
		$sidebar_layout = isset( $layout_mapper[ $layout ] ) ? $layout_mapper[ $layout ] : 1;

		if ( ! betterdocs()->is_pro_active() ) {
			$sidebar_layout = 1;
		}

		add_filter( 'betterdocs_base_terms_args', [ $this, 'filter_base_args' ], 10, 1 );
		$this->views( 'templates/sidebars/sidebar-' . $sidebar_layout );
		if ( $this->attributes['enableStickyTOC'] && $sidebar_layout == 1 ) {
			$this->views( 'widgets/sticky-toc-block' );
		}
		remove_filter( 'betterdocs_base_terms_args', [ $this, 'filter_base_args' ], 10 );
	}

	public function filter_base_args( $term_args ) {
		if ( $term_args['orderby'] == 'doc_category_order' ) {
			$term_args['meta_key'] = 'doc_category_order';
			$term_args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';
		}
		return $term_args;
	}

	public function view_params() {
		$settings = &$this->attributes;

		$default_multiple_kb = betterdocs()->settings->get( 'multiple_kb' );
		$kb_slug             = ! empty( $settings['selectKB'] ) && isset( $settings['selectKB'] ) ? json_decode( $settings['selectKB'] )->value : '';
		$layout_seven_params = [];

		if ( $settings['sidebar_layout'] == 'layout-1' || $settings['sidebar_layout'] == 'layout-6' || $settings['sidebar_layout'] == 'layout-7' ) {
			$settings['show_count'] = true;
		}

        $default_view_params = [
            'shortcode_attr' => [
                'terms_order'              => $settings['terms_order'],
                'terms_orderby'            => $settings['terms_orderby'] == 'doc_category_order' ? 'betterdocs_order' : $settings['terms_orderby'],
                'terms_include'            => array_diff( $this->string_to_array( $settings['includeCategories'] ), $this->string_to_array( $settings['excludeCategories'] ) ),
                'terms_exclude'            => isset( $settings['excludeCategories'] ) ? $this->string_to_array( $settings['excludeCategories'] ) : '',
                'nested_subcategory'       => $settings['enableNestedSubcategory'],
                'multiple_knowledge_base'  => $default_multiple_kb,
                'kb_slug'                  => $kb_slug,
                'sidebar_list'             => true,
                'list_icon_url'            => '',
                'list_icon_name'           => $settings['sidebar_layout'] == 'layout-4' ? '' : ( ! empty( $this->attributes['listIconImageUrl'] ) ? $this->attributes['listIconImageUrl'] : ( ! empty( $this->attributes['listIcon'] ) ? $this->attributes['listIcon'] : ( ! empty( betterdocs()->settings->get( 'docs_list_icon' ) ) ? betterdocs()->settings->get( 'docs_list_icon' )['url'] : 'list' ) ) ),
                'layout_type'              => 'block',
                'disable_customizer_style' => true,
                'posts_per_page'           => -1,
                'title_tag'                => $settings['titleTag'],
                'show_count'               => $settings['show_count'],
                'orderby'                  => $settings['postsOrderBy'],
                'order'                    => $settings['postsOrder']
            ]
        ];

		if ( $settings['sidebar_layout'] == 'layout-7' ) {
			$default_view_params['number_of_docs'] = $settings['initialDocsQueryNumber'];
			$default_view_params['number_of_faqs'] = $settings['initialFAQQueryNumber'];
			$default_view_params['faq_term_ids']   = $settings['searchModalQueriesFaqGroupIds'];
			$default_view_params['doc_ids']        = $settings['searchModalQueryDocIds'];
			$default_view_params['doc_term_ids']   = $settings['searchModalQueryTermIds'];
		}

		return $default_view_params;
	}
}

```